Phillip L. White v. State of Indiana

OPINION

NAJAM, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Phillip L. White appeals the post-conviction court’s denial of his petition for post-conviction relief. White raises a single issue for our review, namely, whether he received ineffective assistance from his appellate counsel when his appellate counsel did not raise as an issue on direct appeal whether White’s conviction for felony murder was unconstitutional under Article I, Section 16 of the Indiana Constitution (“the Proportionality Clause”). We affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The facts underlying White’s convictions were stated by this court in…