Rinard v. State

HUNTER, Justice.

The petitioner is before this Court appealing from the denial of his petition for relief under Post-Conviction Relief, Rule 1. He was convicted by a jury of violating the Indiana Uniform Controlled Substances Act, delivery of cocaine, and was sentenced to a term of fifteen years. The conviction was affirmed by this Court in a unanimous opinion, Rinard v. State, (1976) 265 Ind. 56, 351 N.E.2d 20. His petition now raises the following issues:

1. Whether the defendant was denied his constitutional right of confrontation and cross-examination due to the alleged failure of the trial…