Trondo L. Humphrey v. State of Indiana

MAY, Judge.

[1] Trondo L. Humphrey appeals the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief. As his trial counsel’s assistance was ineffective and his petition is not barred by laches, 1 we reverse and remand.

Facts and Procedural History

[2] Humphrey was convicted of murder in 1996. Our Indiana Supreme Court recited the facts of the crime:

On the night of April 28-29,1995, Benjamin Laughlin and Stephen Sites were driving around a neighborhood in Anderson looking for crack cocaine. Sites’ account of events is summarized first. Sites was driving his truck.- The two had- been circling the same…