Green v. State

SULLIVAN, Judge.

John Green (Green) appeals the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief in which he alleged insufficient evidence to establish beyond a reasonable doubt the elements of murder, a class A felony.

We affirm.

Green was convicted in 1981 following a jury trial. He appealed in 1982, claiming insufficient evidence in that he had acted in self defense. The trial court’s judgment was affirmed. Green v. State (1982) Ind., 438 N.E.2d 266. Green then filed a petition for post-conviction relief and again claimed insufficient evidence, this time premised upon the theory of “sudden…