Legal Opinion

Gordon L. Peak, Jr. v. State of Indiana

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided February 25, 2015No. 27A04-1406-CR-260PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SHARPNACK, Senior Judge.

Statement of the Case

[1] Gordon L. Peak, Jr., was arrested after police stopped his car and found marijuana on his person. He appeals his conviction of possession of marijuana in excess of thirty grams, a Class D felony. Ind. Code § 35-48-4-11 (2011). We affirm.

Issue

[2] Peak raises one issue, which we restate as: whether Peak received ineffective ássistance of trial counsel.

Facts and Procedural History

[3] On January 22, 2012, Sergeant Shawn Sizemore of the Marion Police Department was sitting in an unmarked car watching a house that was suspected of being used for…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Ritchie v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2007
  2. Pruitt v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2009
  3. Daniel Ray Wilkes v. State of IndianaIndiana Supreme Court · 2013
  4. State v. BulingtonIndiana Supreme Court · 2004
  5. Delarosa v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2010

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3Cited by9 opinions

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  4. Trondo L. Humphrey v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2016
  5. Dennis Talboom v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2016

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