Smith v. State

610 N.E.2d 265 (1993)

Dennis SMITH, Appellant-Defendant,

v.

STATE of Indiana, Appellee-Plaintiff.

No. 49A05-9111-CR-385.

Court of Appeals of Indiana, Fifth District.

March 8, 1993.

Rehearing Denied April 13, 1993.

James A. Gothard, Gothard & O'Connell, Lafayette, for appellant-defendant.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., Julie Zandstra Frazee, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee-plaintiff.

RUCKER, Judge.

Dennis Smith appeals his conviction for battery, a Class A misdemeanor raising five issues for our review which we consolidate and rephrase as follows:

1. Was Smith denied effective assistance of…