Shackelford v. State

SHEPARD, Justice.

Paul Shackelford was convicted by a jury of murder and received a life sentence. This Court affirmed his conviction on direct appeal in Shackelford v. State (1976), 264 Ind. 698, 349 N.E.2d 150. He now appeals denial of his petition for post-conviction relief,

Appellant raises three issues in this appeal:(1) Whether the presentation of multiple defenses constitutes ineffective assistance of trial counsel;(2) Whether the post-conviction court erroneously applied a harmless error standard in reviewing the effectiveness of counsel; and(8) Whether the trial court's findings of…