Hatton v. State

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

Appellant Fredrick Hatton appeals his convictions for murder, Ind.Code Ann. § 35-42-1-1 (West Supp.1993), and robbery, a class A felony, Ind.Code Ann. § 35-42-5-1 (West 1986). The trial court sentenced him to sixty years for murder and thirty years for robbery, penalties to be consecutive.

This case was originally docketed in this Court late in 1990. Counsel for Hatton sought a remand to the trial court in order to pursue a petition for post-conviction relief. We granted this request and terminated the appeal then pending pursuant to Davis v. State (1977), 267 Ind. 152,…