Ottman v. State

PIVARNIK, Justice.

On November 3, 1966, defendant-appellant Frank Ottman was charged .in Lake Superior Court, Criminal Division, with first degree murder, Ind.Stat.Ann. § 10-3401 (Burns 1956 Repl.) (current version at Ind.Code § 35-42-1-1 (Burns 1979 Repl.). He waived his right to a jury trial and was tried by the court. Appellant was found guilty of first degree murder on March 17, 1967, and sentenced to life imprisonment. The inordinate length of time it has taken this cause to reach the appellate level was occasioned by appellant’s own actions. Since his conviction, he has continually filed…