Woodford v. State

PRENTICE, Justice.

Petitioner (Appellant) pled guilty to murder, Ind.Code § 35-13-4-1 (Burns Code Ed. 1975), and was sentenced to life imprisonment. He subsequently filed the instant petition for post-conviction relief under Ind. Rules of Procedure, Post Conviction Rule 1. Following an evidentiary hearing, the post-conviction trial court denied relief on the basis of laches, and Petitioner appealed.

Because of our disposition, we address only the following two issues:

1. Whether the post-conviction trial court erred in denying relief on the basis of laches.

2. Whether the record discloses that…