Legal Opinion
Ledesma v. State
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided January 30, 2002No. 45A03-0107-CR-234PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
VAIDIK, Judge.
Case Summary
Javier A. Ledesma appeals his conviction for Attempted Murder, a class A felony. 1 He argues that his conviction should be reversed because he was charged with murder, and attempted murder is not a lesser included offense of murder. He also asserts that he was denied due process of law. Because we find that attempted murder is a lesser included offense of murder and that he waived his due process argument, we affirm.
Facts and Procedural History
On January 31, 1999, Ledesma confronted the victim, a member of a rival gang, on a street in East Chicago. After the…
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