Arthur v. State

OPINION

CHEZEM, Judge.

Case Summary

Appellant-Defendant, Robert Arthur ("Arthur"), appeals the denial of his successive petition for post-conviction relief. We reverse and remand.

Issue

Arthur presents one issue1 for review: whether the trial court properly denied his successive petition for post-conviction relief. '

Facts and Procedural History

Arthur was convicted of attempted murder on July 27, 1984. The supreme court affirmed Arthur's conviction in an opinion reported at Arthur v. State (1986), Ind., 499 N.E.2d 746.

Arthur later filed a petition for post-conviction relief in which he alleged that…