Shack v. State

Appellant has filed a petition for a writ of certiorari in this court pursuant to the provisions of Supreme Court Rule 2-40A. It is based upon the following circumstances : Appellant was charged with the crime of first-degree murder in Marion County, Indiana. A jury trial was held in the Marion County Criminal Court, Division Two, on June 3, 1963, wherein appellant was represented by an attorney who had been appointed Public Defender in that court. On the 5th day of June, 1963, the jury found appellant guilty as charged and recommended the death penalty.

On July 3, 1963, a motion for new trial…