In Re Stillabower

The petitioner is an inmate of the Indiana State Prison at Michigan City. He asks that the Public Defender be cited to show cause why he should not represent him in a post-conviction appeal. He attaches what he claims are copies of letters and correspondence from his trial attorney and from the Public Defender’s office. It appears from these admissions by the petitioner’s exhibits that he has no meritorious grounds for any relief in this Court.

His petition shows that he was represented by Gilbert W. Butler, an attorney of the Morgan Circuit Court during his trial. The trial judge designated…