Legal Opinion

Shoulders v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided September 23, 1991No. 49A02-9012-PC-726PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*695SHARPNACK, Judge.

Robert E. Shoulders appeals the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief. We affirm.

Shoulders raises three issues on appeal:

1. Did the post-conviction court err in holding that the supreme court's decision in Shoulders's direct appeal is res judica-to and bars reconsideration of the trial court's alleged error in prohibiting Shoulders from asking a state's witness, who, pursuant to a plea bargain, had agreed to testify against Shoulders, whether he knew the maximum possible penalty for a class A felony?

2. Was Shoulders deprived of effective assistance of trial or…

Also in this document: Concurrence.

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Teague v. LaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  3. Price v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  4. Ashton v. AndersonIndiana Supreme Court · 1972
  5. Daniels v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1990

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Lloyd v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1996
  2. Saunders v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2003
  3. Woods v. AndersonDistrict Court, S.D. Indiana · 2004
  4. Glenn v. Hammond City ofDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 2021
  5. Shoulders v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1991

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