Stone v. State

GIVAN, Justice.

In October of 1976, appellant was convicted of Felony Murder and was sentenced to prison for life. This Court affirmed that conviction. Stone v. State (1978), 268 Ind. 672, 377 N.E.2d 1372.

In April of 1986, Stone filed a pro se petition for post-conviction relief. At the hearing on that petition, he was represented by the State Public Defender's Office. Following a hearing, the trial court denied relief. The Public Defender's Office appealed from that denial.

The evidence shows that appellant, together with four other men, James, Barber, Rogers, and Williams, went to Mona's…