Ferguson v. State

DeBRULER, Justice.

The petitioner-appellant, Harry Ferguson, is before this Court appealing from the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief. He was convicted of attempted murder, a class A felony, 1.C. §§ 35-42-1-1 and 35-41-5-1; and attempted rape, a class A felony, 1.C. §§ 35-42-4-1 and 85-41-5-1. In addition, he was determined to be a habitual offender. He received a prison sentence of 110 years. His convictions were affirmed on direct appeal in Ferguson v. State (1980), 273 Ind. 369, 403 N.E.2d 1373.

Appellant raises two issues on appeal; (1) whether the post-conviction court…