CASTELLANOS v. STATE

No. 783S254.

477 N.E.2d 279 (1985)

Rafael CASTELLANOS, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

May 7, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Blanca Bianchi de la Torre, Rivera, Schlesinger & de la Torre, East Chicago, for appellant.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., John D. Shuman, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.


PRENTICE, Justice.

Following a trial by jury, Defendant (Appellant) was convicted of first degree murder, Ind. Code § 35-13-4-1 (Burns 1976) [repealed effective October 1, 1977] and was sentenced to life imprisonment. His direct appeal presents two (2) issues for our review as follows:

(1) Whether the evidence was sufficient to sustain the conviction;

(2) Whether he was denied the effective assistance of counsel.

ISSUE I

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