Jordan v. State

This action commenced when Rodney S. Jordan filed a petition for post-conviction relief by which he sought to set aside his 1965 adjudication of delinquency. The trial court denied his petition on the grounds that a determination of delinquency was not a conviction and that the post-conviction rules do not apply to delinquency matters. The Court of Appeals reversed, holding that they do. Jordan v. State (1986), Ind.App., 499 N.E.2d 759. We granted transfer and affirmed the trial court. Jordan v. State (1987), Ind., 512 N.E.2d 407.

While I join in the decision to deny rehearing, I wish to…