RENTAS v. STATE

No. 45A03-8705-CR-137.

519 N.E.2d 162 (1988)

Jose RENTAS, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Court of Appeals of Indiana, Third District.

February 15, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott King, Appellate Div., Crown Point, for appellant.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., Richard C. Webster, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.


STATON, Judge.

Jose M. Rentas was convicted by a jury of dealing in a narcotic drug,1 a class B felony. He was sentenced to a term of eight years, with four years suspended. Upon his release, he is to be given two years' probation.2 Rentas raises two issues on review. Restated, they are:

1. Whether he was denied the effective assistance of trial counsel. 2. Whether the trial court abused...

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