Howey v. State

GIVAN, Justice.

This is an appeal from the denial of post-conviction relief. In 1976, appellant was convicted of First Degree Murder. The trial court sentenced appellant to life imprisonment. The conviction was affirmed by this Court. Howey v. State (1977), 267 Ind. 15, 366 N.E.2d 662.

Following a hearing on this petition, the trial court made thorough findings of fact and conclusions of law and denied post-conviction relief.

The petitioner in a post-conviction relief proceeding bears the burden of establishing the grounds for relief by a preponderance of the evidence, and the post-conviction…