Legal Opinion

Thompson v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided August 19, 2003No. 10A01-0208-PC-316PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MAY, Judge.

David Lee Thompson appeals the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief. He raises two issues on appeal, which we consolidate and restate as whether Thompson's counsel, who represented him both at trial and on appeal, provided ineffective assistance when she failed to question the aggravating factors cited by the trial court when enhancing Thompson's sentence. 1 We reverse and remand with instructions.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

When Thompson directly appealed his convictions, we set out the underlying facts as follows:

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2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Bieghler v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1997
  3. McCary v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2002
  4. Ben-Yisrayl v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2000
  5. Davidson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2002

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Gutermuth v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2003
  2. Henley v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2006
  3. Brian L. Paquette v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2020
  4. Charles Smith v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2020
  5. Joshua Shipley v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2012

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