Thompson v. State

OPINION

DARDEN, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

James Thompson ("Thompson") appeals the post-conviction court's denial of his petition for a new trial.

We affirm.

ISSUE

Whether the trial court erroneously denied Thompson's post-conviction petition for a new trial.

FACTS

On December 2, 1980, Thompson was charged with the offenses of murder, felony murder, and robbery.

A brief summary of the facts from the record most favorable to the state shows that [Thompson] and two friends, Gary Burris and Emmett Merriweather, were *837playing pool and talking at the M & J Social Club in Indianapolis on the evening of…