LAYTON v. STATE

No. 585S187.

499 N.E.2d 202 (1986)

Michael LAYTON, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

Rehearing Denied February 11, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan K. Carpenter, Public Defender, Michael Hunter Freese, Deputy Public Defender, Indianapolis, for appellant.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., Jody Cusson-Cobb, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.


SHEPARD, Justice.

Petitioner was convicted of first degree murder, Ind. Code § 35-13-4-1 (Burns 1971) and sentenced to life imprisonment. In this appeal from the denial of post-conviction relief, we determine whether trial counsel's failure to produce evidence to establish that appellant's confession was involuntary constitutes ineffective assistance.1

Appellant and the victim, Russell McChristian, had a sexual relationship...

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