LANDIS v. STATE

No. 64S05-0010-PC-570.

749 N.E.2d 1130 (2001)

Dillard Lee LANDIS, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

June 26, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dillard Lee Landis, Appellant Pro Se.

Susan K. Carpenter, Public Defender, Douglas J. Essex, Deputy Public Defender, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae State Public Defender.

Jeffrey A. Modisett, Attorney General of Indiana, Liisi Brien, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellee.


SULLIVAN, Justice.

Petitioner Dillard Lee Landis sought post-conviction relief on grounds of ineffective assistance of counsel. This was appropriate; he did not waive this claim by failing to raise it in his direct appeal even though his direct appeal pre-dated our opinion on this subject in Woods v. State. However, he is not entitled to relief as we agree with the post-conviction court that he did not suffer prejudice from any ineffective assistance of counsel...

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