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REED v. STATE

No. 49S04-0506-PC-293.

856 N.E.2d 1189 (2006)

Gerald REED, Appellant (Petitioner below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Respondent below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

November 15, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Steve Carter, Attorney General of Indiana, Michael Gene Worden, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellee.

RUCKER, Justice.

Case Summary

The question we address is whether the failure to raise on appeal the aggregate length of a defendant's consecutive sentences for two counts of attempted murder amounts to ineffective assistance of appellate counsel. On the facts of this case, we conclude it does.

Facts and Procedural History

In November 1995 then twenty-four-year-old Gerald Reed was charged with two counts of attempted murder for firing a...

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