Sparks v. State

SHEPARD, Justice.

In 1978, a jury found petitioner Paul Sparks guilty of murder, a felony, Ind.Code § 35-18-4-1 (Burns 1975). He was sentenced to forty-five years in prison. He appealed, and this Court affirmed his conviction. Sparks v. State (1979), 271 Ind. 419, 898 N.E.2d 151. Sparks subsequently challenged his conviction in a petition for post-conviction relief. He now appeals the trial court's denial of his petition, raising the following three issues: °

1) Whether he received effective assist ance of counsel at trial and on appeal;

2) Whether an allegedly defective grand jury indictment…