Paneitz v. State

This is an appeal from the denial of a petition for post-conviction relief. Appellant, petitioner below, presents two (2) issues in his brief for our consideration:

“(1) Whether the court erred in summarily disposing of the Defendant’s Petition for Post-Conviction Relief without a hearing.

“(2) Whether the court erred in not granting the Defendant’s Motion for Summary Disposition.”

Appellant was charged by affidavit in the Tippecanoe Circuit Court in 1963, with vehicle taking and being an habitual criminal. Appellant was tried by jury and found guilty upon both counts. He was sentenced to not…