Conrad v. State

PRENTICE, Justice.

This is an appeal from the denial of post conviction relief. Petitioner (Appellant) was convicted of kidnapping and manslaughter in 1973. His direct appeal to this Court resulted in an affirmance. Conrad v. State, (1974) 262 Ind. 446, 317 N.E.2d 789. He now presents the following issues:(1) Was the failure of the trial court to apprize the jury, sua sponte, that the State’s star witness had testified under a grant of immunity fundamental error and thus subject to challenge, in the first instance, in post conviction proceedings?(2) Did the petitioner demonstrate that his…