PATTERSON v. STATE

No. 09A02-0909-CR-849.

926 N.E.2d 90 (2010)

Paul L. PATTERSON, Appellant-Defendant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee-Plaintiff.

Court of Appeals of Indiana.

April 29, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew D. Barrett, Matthew D. Barrett, P.C., Logansport, IN, Attorney for Appellant.

Gregory F. Zoeller, Attorney General of Indiana, Stephen Tesmer, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellee.


OPINION

ROBB, Judge.

Case Summary and Issue

Paul Patterson appeals the ten-year sentence imposed after he pled guilty to dealing in cocaine, a Class B felony. For our review, Patterson raises two issues that we consolidate and restate as one: whether Patterson received ineffective assistance of counsel when counsel did not move for the judge presiding over his sentencing hearing to recuse himself. Concluding that the sentencing judge's prior...

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