Tillman v. State

HUNTER, Justice.

The petitioner, L. V. Tillman, is appealing from the denial of his petition for relief under Post-Conviction Relief, Rule 1. He was convicted by a jury of armed rape and sentenced to a term of thirty years. His conviction was affirmed by this Court on direct appeal in Tillman v. State, (1980) Ind., 408 N.E.2d 1250. His petition raises the single issue of the incompetency of his trial counsel.

A summary of the facts relevant to this issue shows that the victim's testimony at the trial established the main elements of the crime. Three other witnesses described the victim's…