PEREZ v. STATE

No. 12S00-9910-CR-633.

748 N.E.2d 853 (2001)

Santiago PEREZ, Appellant (Defendant Below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff Below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

May 22, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald E. Currie, Frankfort, IN, Attorney for Appellant.

Karen M. Freeman-Wilson, Attorney General of Indiana, Priscilla J. Fossum, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellee.


BOEHM, Justice.

Santiago Perez was convicted of murder and sentenced to sixty years imprisonment. He raises seven issues in this criminal direct appeal, including trial counsel ineffectiveness. We agree that Perez's Sixth Amendment right to effective counsel was violated and remand for a new trial.

Factual and Procedural Background

In the wee hours of the morning of May 9, 1998, Perez was at a bar in Frankfort...

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