Williams v. State

PRENTICE, Justice.

Petitioner (Defendant) was convicted of Robbery, Ind.Code § 85-13-4-6 (Burns 1976) (repealed), and First Degree Murder, Ind.Code § 35-13-4-1(a) (Burns 1976) (repealed), on February 18, 1976. On September 22, 1978, Petitioner filed his Petition for Post-Conviction Relief. This is an appeal from the denial of that petition and presents but one issue, i.e., whether Petitioner was denied the effective assistance of counsel at his trial.

Petitioner argues that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel in that his trial counsel consulted with him only onee, that being on…