TYSON v. STATE

Court of Appeals Case No. 22A-PC-143.

217 N.E.3d 551 (2023)

Leon TYSON, Appellant-Petitioner v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee-Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Indiana.

Filed August 11, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorneys for Appellant: Jimmy Gurulé , Elliot Slosar , Admitted Pro Hac Vice, Exoneration Justice Clinic, Notre Dame Law School, South Bend, Indiana, Elliot Slosar , The Exoneration Project, Chicago, Illinois, Robert Hochman , Minje Shin , Admitted Pro Hac Vice, Sidley Austin LLP, Chicago, Illinois, Mark A. Bates , Highland, Indiana.

Attorneys for Appellee: Theodore E. Rokita , Attorney General of Indiana, Kelly A. Loy , Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, Indiana.


Statement of the Case

[1] A jury convicted Leon Tyson ("Tyson") of murder in 2017. This Court affirmed Tyson's conviction on direct appeal. See Tyson v. State, No. 20A03-1704-CR-789, 2017 WL 5761227 (Ind. Ct. App. Nov. 29, 2017), trans. denied. In 2018, Tyson filed a petition for post-conviction relief. In May...

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