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Sanders v. State

Citations

  • 765 N.E.2d 591
  • 2002 Ind. LEXIS 273
  • 2002 WL 497356

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  • holding that, generally, post-conviction complaints that something went awry at trial are cognizable only when they show deprivation of the right to effective counsel or issues demonstrably unavailable at the time of trial or direct appeal
  • noting claims of fundamental error raised in post-conviction petition but known and available on direct appeal are waived
  • claim of fundamental error is default, ed unless brought at the appropriate time
  • “it [is] wrong to review [a] fundamental error claim in a post-conviction proceeding.”
  • in post-conviction proceedings, complaints that something went awry at trial are generally cognizable only when they show deprivation of the right to effective counsel or issues demonstrably unavailable at the time of trial or direct appeal
  • “In post-conviction proceedings, complaints that something went awry at trial are generally cognizable only when they show deprivation of the right to effective counsel or issues demonstrably unavailable at the time of trial or direct appeal.”

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Judges: Shepard, Dickson, Sullivan, Boehm, Rucker

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