Howell v. State

HUNTER, Justice.

The petitioner, George Lee Howell, Sr., is before this Court appealing from the denial of his petition for relief under Post-Conviction Relief, Rule 1. He was convicted by a jury of child molesting and criminal confinement and was sentenced to terms of imprisonment of twenty years and five years. His conviction was affirmed by this Court in Howell v. State, (1980) Ind., 413 N.E.2d 225. He now raises four issues in this petition:

1. Whether he was denied effective assistance of counsel;

2. Whether the trial court erred in refusing to grant a new trial as a result of juror…