Martin v. State

OPINION _

ROBB, Judge

Charles Martin appeals from the trial court's denial of his petition for post-conviction relief which alleged that his convie-tions for murder and kidnapping violated the Double Jeopardy clauses of the United States and Indiana Constitutions. We affirm.

Issues

Martin raises two issues for our review, which we restate as follows:

1. Whether his convictions for both murder and kidnapping violate the principles of Double Jeopardy; and

2. Whether collateral estoppel requires that his conviction of kidnapping be vacated.

Facts and Procedural History

In 1974, Martin and Lester French…