Legal Opinion
Canaan v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided June 23, 1997No. 82S00-9012-PD-816PublishedCited by 105 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SULLIVAN, Justice.
Petitioner Keith B. Canaan appeals the denial of post-conviction relief with respect to his convictions for murder, burglary, and attempted criminal deviate conduct and his sentence of death. We earlier affirmed Canaan’s direct appeal of these convictions and sentence. Canaan v. State, 541 N.E.2d 894 (Ind.1989). Our earlier opinion contains a description of the crimes of which Canaan was convicted. Id. We affirm the denial of post-conviction relief.
Discussion
At the trial on his petition for post-conviction relief, Canaan had the burden of establishing his grounds for relief.…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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