Hackett v. State

OPINION

DARDEN, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Earl Ray Hackett appeals from the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief.

We affirm.

ISSUES

1. Whether Hackett was afforded effective assistance of appellate counsel.

2. Whether Ind.Code 11 — 13—3—2(b)(3), the parole eligibility statute, is unconstitutional as applied to Hackett.

FACTS

Haekett was convicted of two counts of murder in the first degree for which he received concurrent life sentences. Our supreme court affirmed his convictions on direct appeal in Hackett v. State, 266 Ind. 103, 360 N.E.2d 1000 (1977). His subsequent petition for…