Tillman v. Indiana

PIVARNIK, Justice.

Petitioner-Appellant L.V. Tillman was convicted of Rape, a class A felony. He was sentenced to the presumptive term of thirty (30) years imprisonment. This Court affirmed his conviction in Tillman v. State (1980), 274 Ind. 39, 408 N.E.2d 1250. On April 10, 1981, he filed a Petition for Post-Conviction Relief raising three allegations of ineffective assistance of trial counsel. The petition was denied. This Court affirmed the post-conviction court’s denial of Tillman’s petition in Tillman v. State (1982), Ind., 432 N.E.2d 407. On January 25, 1985, Tillman filed, pro se, a…