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Seventh Circuit· 2/1/2017

Dentrell Brown v. Richard Brown

Citations

  • 847 F.3d 502
  • 2017 WL 430080
  • 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 1795

How courts have described this case

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  • noting that criminal defense attorneys in Indiana are trained not to raise ineffective assistance of counsel claims on direct appeal
  • noting that in Indiana post-conviction proceedings are the preferred forum for ineffective assistance of counsel claims
  • holding that Martinez applies to petitioners convicted in Indiana
  • describing the Indiana Supreme Court's explanation that Indiana's rules \deter all but the most confident appellants from asserting any claim of ineffectiveness on direct appeal\
  • “A post-conviction attorney can and should use professional judgment in selecting which claims and issues to raise, just as [courts] expect from attorneys in direct appeals.”
  • describ- ing the Indiana Supreme Court’s explanation that Indiana’s rules “deter all but the most confident appellants from asserting any claim of ineffectiveness on direct appeal”

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Judges: Kanne, Sykes, Hamilton

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