Helton v. State

BOEHM, Justice.

This is an appeal from the denial of post-conviction relief. The petitioner al*1022leges that defense counsel rendered ineffective assistance by failing to move to suppress evidence prior to his guilty plea. The petitioner did not establish what other evidence of guilt was or was not available. He therefore failed to meet his burden of proof to establish that he was prejudiced by counsel's alleged omission.

Facts and Procedural History

In August 2002 Elkhart law enforcement obtained a warrant to search petitioner James Helton's residence. The warrant was based on a probable cause…