Harrington v. State

HUNTER, Justice.

The petitioner, Tony Harrington, is before this Court appealing from the denial of his petition for relief under Post-Conviction Relief, Rule 1. He was convicted of burglary, a Class C felony, of theft, a Class D felony, and of being a habitual criminal. Thereafter, petitioner was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of thirty-eight years. We affirmed his convictions in Harrington v. State, (1981) Ind., 421 N.E.2d 1113. He raises the following two issues in this petition:

1. Whether he was denied his constitutional right to the effective assistance of counsel at trial; and

2.…