Jordan v. State

RATLIFFE, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Rodney S. Jordan appeals the summary denial without a hearing of his petition for post-conviction relief, and the trial court's failure to refer the matter to the Indiana Public Defender to represent him. We reverse and remand.

FACTS

In 1965 Jordan, then a juvenile, was adjudged to be a delinquent child having committed an act which would be a crime if committed by an adult, to-wit:; robbery, and was committed to the Indiana Boys School. He has long ago served the term of his commitment.

On October 16, 1985, Jordan filed a petition for post-conviction relief…