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Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Ind. Decisions - One today from Supreme Court
In Fredrick Michael Baer v. State of Indiana, a 37-page, 5-0 opinion, Chief Justice Shepard writes:
A jury found Fredrick Michael Baer guilty of two counts of murder and sentenced him to death. In doing so, it rejected his request for a verdict of guilty but mentally ill. We affirmed on direct appeal. Baer then sought post-conviction relief, which the trial court denied. On appeal from that denial he argues ineffective assistance of trial and appellate counsel, that his death sentence violates the Eighth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, and that the trial judge erred in rejecting his guilty but mentally ill plea. We affirm the post-conviction court.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on January 26, 2011 11:21 AM
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