KLING v. STATE

No. 20S00-0511-CR-612.

837 N.E.2d 502 (2005)

Rodney D. KLING, Appellant (Petitioner below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Respondent below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

November 29, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan K. Carpenter, Public Defender of Indiana, Adam J. Carter, Deputy Public Defender, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellant.


SULLIVAN, Justice.

Our decision last year in Collins v. State, 817 N.E.2d 230, 231 (Ind.2004), held that an individual who pleads guilty to an offense in an "open plea" and who challenges the sentence imposed must do so on direct appeal and not by means of a petition for post-conviction relief. Collins has given rise to questions concerning the relative roles and responsibilities of county appellate public defenders...

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