Zimmerman v. State

PRENTICE, Justice.

Petitioner (Appellant) was convicted on two counts of Murder in the Second Degree, Ind.Code § 35-1-54-1 (Burns 1975), and was sentenced to concurrent terms of not less than fifteen (15) years nor more than twenty-five (25) years imprisonment. This appeal from the denial of post conviction relief presents but one issue.

Petitioner pled guilty on May 5, 1975. On October 11, 1979 he filed a petition for post conviction relief which alleges that the guilty plea was not knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently entered.

In the interim the tape recording of the guilty plea hearing…