State Ex Rel. Whitehead v. Madison County Circuit Court

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

Petitioners Ronald and Rickey R. Whitehead seek a writ of prohibition to prevent Judge Fredrick Spencer from holding a hearing on their motion for a change of judge under Indiana Post-Conviction Rule 1, Section 4(b). They also request that the trial court be mandated to grant the motion. We deny their petition.

The Whiteheads received lengthy sentences from the Madison Circuit Court upon their conviction for various offenses, including delivery of cocaine, conspiracy to commit burglary, and conspiracy to commit kidnapping. The Court of Appeals affirmed. Whitehead v.…