PARKS v. STATE

No. 50A05-9405-PC-172.

646 N.E.2d 985 (1995)

Robert J. PARKS, Jr., Appellant-Petitioner, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee-Plaintiff.

Court of Appeals of Indiana, Fifth District.

Transfer Denied April 26, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan K. Carpenter, Public Defender, Richard Denning, Deputy Public Defender, Indianapolis, for appellant.

Pamela Carter, Atty. Gen., Cynthia L. Ploughe, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.


RUCKER, Judge.

Robert Parks, Jr. appeals the partial denial of his petition for post-conviction relief, raising two issues for our review: 1) whether the trial court committed fundamental error when it instructed the jury on the elements of attempted murder, and 2) whether Parks received ineffective assistance of both trial and appellate counsel. Because the first issue is dispositive, we address it only.

On May 31, 1985, the State filed a nine-count information...

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