Latta v. State

OPINION

RILEY, Judge

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Appellant-Petitioner, Jacqueline Latta (“Latta”) appeals the post-conviction court’s denial of her petition for relief from her conviction of murder.1

We reverse and remand for new trial.

ISSUE

Latta raises nine issues on appeal. However, we find one issue dispositive:2 whether Latta was denied effective assistance at trial due to an actual conflict of interest.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Latta and her husband, Roger Latta (Roger), lived with their two-year-old son, Brad, in Hanna, Indiana. During the evening of February 14 and the early morning hours of…