Tate v. State
Indiana Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
SHIELDS, Presiding Judge.
Carson Tate and Lester Mitchell were convicted of theft.1 They appeal, claiming the trial court committed fundamental error in allowing the same public defender to represent them both during their joint trial.2 We agree and reverse.
FACTS
The evidence supporting the convictions reveals Tate exited a Kroger grocery with a cart of unbagged groceries for which he had not paid. Once outside the store, Mitchell assisted Tate in pushing the cart through the parking lot. When a Kroger employee pursued the two inquiring whether they had a receipt, Tate and Mitchell abandoned…
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2Cases cited24 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Holloway v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Wood v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Wilson v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1988
- Williams v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1988
- Latta v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2000
- Baker v. MARION CTY. OFFICE OF FAMILY AND CHILDRENIndiana Court of Appeals · 2002
- Cates v. Superintendent, Indiana Youth CenterDistrict Court, S.D. Indiana · 1990
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