Steven Bethel v. State of Indiana

Barteau, Senior Judge.

Statement of the Case

[1] Steven Bethel appeals the denial of his successive petition for post-conviction relief. We affirm.

*447 Issue

[2] Bethel raises one issue, which we restate as: whether the post-conviction court erred in denying his claim of ineffective assistance of trial counsel.

Facts and Procedural History

[3] The facts of Bethel's case, as stated by the Indiana Supreme Court, are as follows:

[O]n March 5, 1991, the defendant agreed to assist Curtis Crenshaw in obtaining money and [ ] they went to the J & S Dairy Mart in South Bend, Indiana, at approximately 11:20 p.m.…