Vicory v. State

HUNTER, Justice.

Petitioner, Robert L. Vicory, Jr., was convicted by a jury of kidnapping, Burns Ind. Stat.Ann. § 10-2901 (1956 Repl.), Ind.Code § 35-1-55-1 (Burns Supp.1978), and rape, Burns Ind.Stat. Ann. § 10-4201 (1956 Repl.), Ind.Code § 35-13-4-8 (Burns Supp.19783), and sentenced to life imprisonment and two to twenty-one years' imprisonment respectively on March 1, 1973. In his petition for post-conviction relief, petitioner argues that

VICORY v. STATE Cite as 400 N.E.2d 1380 he is now entitled to sentencing under the ameliorative provisions of the new criminal code which became effective…