Dunn v. State

Defendant-appellant Dunn brings this appeal from the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief. The issues raised are whether Dunn’s counsel was ineffective and whether Dunn should have been given credit for time served on a separate conviction which was later reversed.

We affirm.

There is a presumption that counsel appointed by the court to represent a defendant is competent. This presumption may be overcome only by showing that the attorney’s actions made the proceedings a mockery and shocking to the conscience of the court. Cross v. State (1974), 161 Ind. App. 616, 316 N.E.2d 685.…