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MERRILL v. STATE

No. 45S00-9806-CR-351.

716 N.E.2d 902 (1999)

Collin MERRILL, Appellant (Defendant Below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff Below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

September 29, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marce Gonzalez, Jr., Merrillville, Indiana, Attorney for Appellant.

Jeffrey A. Modisett, Attorney General of Indiana, Randi E. Froug, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, Indiana, Attorneys for Appellee.

BOEHM, Justice.

Collin Merrill was convicted of murder and sentenced to fifty-five years imprisonment. In this direct appeal he contends that the trial court erred in sentencing him to the presumptive sentence for murder and that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to request a jury instruction on an alibi defense. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

Factual and Procedural Background

Merrill attended Morton High School in Hammond...

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