Estep v. State

PIVARNIK, Justice.

Defendant-Appellant Clyde E. Estep, Sr., was convicted in the Huntington County Circuit Court of burglary and of being an habitual offender at the conclusion of a jury trial on January 19, 1978. On February 17, 1978, Appellant was sentenced to a total of thirty-five (85) years. This Court affirmed his conviction on direct appeal. Estep v. State (1979), 271 Ind. 525, 894 N.E.2d 111. Appellant filed a Motion for Post-Conviction Relief which was denied. His direct appeal of this denial raises the following issues:

1. whether the trial court erred in allowing Appellant to be…