Bloomberg Law
April 16, 2018, 7:17 PM UTC

High Court Rejects Indiana Ineffective Lawyer Dispute

Jordan S. Rubin
Jordan S. Rubin
Bloomberg Law

Indiana can’t press its claim that a convicted murderer shouldn’t be able to challenge his lawyer’s performance, after the U.S. Supreme Court denied review of its appeal today.

In declining to take the case, the high court won’t delve into whether that state provides enough of a chance for convicts to raise such claims on appeal.

Dentrell Brown and a co-defendant were convicted of murder in Indiana state court. His direct appeals and state post-conviction claims were denied.

He then filed a federal habeas petition, arguing his trial lawyer was ineffective for not insisting the judge properly instruct the jury about an evidentiary issue, he argued.

Brown defaulted the claim because he failed to ...

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