Cooperwood v. State

PIVARNIK, Justice.

Ronnie L. Cooperwood was convicted by jury of murder. The trial court sentenced him to a term of forty (40) years. He directly appeals raising the following two issues for our review:

*7351. ineffective assistance of trial counsel, and

2. sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the verdict.

The facts most favorable to the verdict below show that on the evening of May 17, 1986, Cooperwood shot and killed Kenny L. Quinn at a vacant lot on Gale Street in Indianapolis. Prior to the shooting, Coo-perwood and the victim had argued at the vacant lot and Quinn had punched Cooper-wood in the…