Thornton v. State

GIVAN, Justice.

This is an appeal from the denial of post-conviction relief. In 1972, appellant and his codefendant, Marina Martin, were charged by indictment with First Degree Murder. Following a joint trial, both appellant and the codefendant were found guilty. Appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment. Separate appeals were taken by appellant and his codefendant after a consolidated record of proceedings was filed. This Court affirmed the convictions. Martin and Thornton v. State (1974), 262 Ind. 232, 314 N.E.2d 60.

In order to prevail on appeal from the denial of post-conviction relief,…