WARD v. STATE

No. 3-782A178.

447 N.E.2d 1169 (1983)

Ronald E. WARD, Appellant (Petitioner below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Respondent below).

Court of Appeals of Indiana, Third District.

April 26, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan K. Carpenter, Public Defender, Ihor N. Boyko, Deputy Public Defender, Indianapolis, for appellant.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., Stephan E. Wolter, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.


STATON, Judge.

Ronald E. Ward (Ward) filed a Petition for Post-Conviction Relief. After a hearing before the trial court, his Petition was denied. Ward appeals, raising one issue: Whether Ward was denied effective counsel because his court-appointed attorney was also attorney of record for a prosecution witness.

Affirmed.

When David Farris (Farris) was charged with three crimes in early 1979, attorney Kenneth Watson (Watson) was appointed to represent...

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