Eric D. Smith v. State of Indiana

BROWN, Judge.

[1] Eric D. Smith, pro se, appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion for relief from judgment and his petition for post-conviction relief. Smith raises two issues which we revise and restate as:

I. Whether the trial court .abused it's discretion in denying his motion for relief from judgment; and

II. Whether the trial court abused its discretion in denying his petition for post-conviction relief.

We affirm.

Facts and Procedural History

[2] On May 27, 2000, Smith was ticketed for disobeying a traffic signal under cause number 33I01-0007-IF-06910. He failed to appear for the bench…