Burris v. State

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

Gary Burris was convicted of murder under Ind.Code § 85-42-1-1 (Burns 1979 Repl.) On December 5, 1980, the jury recommended Burris be sentenced to death and Judge John Tranberg followed their recommendation. This Court affirmed the sentence on direct appeal. Burris v. State (1984), Ind., 465 N.E.2d 171, cert. denied, 469 U.S. 1132, 105 S.Ct. 816, 83 L.Ed.2d 809 (1985). Judge Roy Jones, acting as special judge, denied Burris' petition for post-conviction relief. We have regrouped and restated the issues Burris raises on appeal:

I. Whether the jury at Burris' trial was…