Legal Opinion
Bennett v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided February 5, 2004No. 31S01-0402-CR-52PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUCKER, Justice.
William S. Bennett filed his Brief of Appellant after obtaining leave to file a belated appeal. In response to a motion by the State, the Court of Appeals dismissed the appeal on grounds of res judi-cata. We grant Bennett's petition to transfer and address claims not previously addressed.
Facts and Procedural History
This case has a tortured history. However, for our purposes the relevant facts are these. In 1995, Bennett pleaded guilty to attempted murder in Crawford County and was sentenced to a term of forty years. In that same year, he also pleaded guilty to robbery in an…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Kendrick v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1988
- Pannarale v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1994
- State Ex Rel. Goldsmith v. Marion County Superior CourtIndiana Supreme Court · 1981
- Sinn v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1993
- Silvers v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1986
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Cox v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2006
- Keith D. Jackson v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2012
- Hall v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2011
- Allen v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2007
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