Holland v. State

PRENTICE, Justice.

Petitioner (Appellant) is serving a sentence of life imprisonment upon a conviction of Felony Murder (Robbery), Ind.Code § 35-13-4-l(a) (Burns 1975). His direct appeal is reported at Holland v. State, (1976) 265 Ind. 216, 352 N.E.2d 752. This appeal from the denial of post conviction relief presents one issue. After acknowledging our standard of review in post conviction proceedings, Defendant contends that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel in three respects: a) Counsel failed to tender a written instruction,upon the lesser included offense of Robbery; b)…