State Ex Rel. Abel v. Vigo Circuit Court

ORIGINAL ACTION

GIVAN, Chief Judge.

At the time relator’s Petition for Writ of Prohibition and Writ of Mandamus was presented to this Court, the Court tentatively voted to deny the writ. After further consideration, however, the Court is now of the opinion that the writ should be granted.

The facts are these. The Honorable Hugh McQuillan presided over a jury trial in the Vigo Circuit Court in July of 1981. As a result of that trial, a defendant was found guilty of two felony counts. On August 7, 1981, the defendant was sentenced to a three year term and a concurrent two year term of…