McKrill v. State

PRENTICE, Justice.

Petitioner (Appellant) pled guilty to a charge of dealing in a Controlled Substance, a class B felony, Ind.Code § 85-48-4-2 (Burns 1979), and was sentenced to twelve (12) years imprisonment. His petition for post conviction relief was denied following a hearing. This appeal is from the denial of such relief.

Our standard of review in appeals from the denial of post conviction relief is as follows:

"Petitioner ha(s) the burden of proof and stands in the shoes of one appealing from a negative judgment. The trial judge, as trier of the facts, is the sole judge of the weight of…