Legal Opinion
State v. Scales
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided June 2, 1992No. 82S01-9206-PC-414PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEPARD, Chief Justice.
The State has argued in this case that our recent rules on retaining records of guilty pleas should be read as creating a statute of limitations for petitions seeking post-conviction relief from misdemeanor convictions. The Court of Appeals declined to so hold, and we agree.
Case History
Appellee Richard Scales pled guilty in September 1979 to carrying a handgun without a license, a class A misdemeanor, Ind.Code § 35-23-4.1-3 (Burns 1975); Ind. Code § 35-23-4. l-18(c) (Burns Supp.1978). He received a suspended sentence. On July 13, 1990, Scales filed a petition for…
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