Carroll v. State

This is an appeal from the denial of Post-Conviction Relief. The petitioner was convicted in a bench trial December 19, 1973, of kidnapping and rape, over an alibi defense. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. His direct appeal challenged the sufficiency of the evidence as the only issue presented and was decided adversely to him on July 23,1975. (Reference 324 N.E.2d 809.)

The petition for relief alleged the following enumerated grounds, was denied on November 4, 1975, and the motion to correct errors was overruled on January 6, 1976.(1) Defendant was not duly advised of the charges against…