State v. Hicks

STATON, Judge.

The State of Indiana appeals the decision of the post-conviction relief hearing court, which granted relief to Garland Hicks by vacating his conviction of murder and granting him a new trial. The PCR court sua sponte raised and concluded that a reasonable doubt existed as to Hicks' guilt.

The issues before us are:

I. Whether the PCR court erred in taking judicial notice of its own records?

II. Whether the PCR court erred in considering the credibility of witness Allen, a matter merely mentioned in the PCR petition but relevant to the issues it contained?

III. Whether the PCR court…