Prowell v. State

ON PETITION FOR POSTCONVICTION RELIEF

BOEHM, Justice.

Vincent Prowell pleaded guilty to the 1993 murders of Denise Powers and Chris Fillbright and was sentenced to death. Prowell appeals the denial of his petition for postconviction relief and raises ■ seven issues, which we restate as three: (1) Pro-well was not afforded full and fair postcon-viction proceedings; (2) trial counsel was ineffective; and (3) Prowell’s death sentence is cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the constitutions of Indiana and the United States.

We conclude that Prowell received ineffective assistance of counsel…