Sceifers v. State

OPINION

CHEZEM, Judge.

Case Summary

Petitioner-Appellant, Donald Sceifers ("Sceifers"), appeals from the denial of his Petition for Permission to File a Belated Motion to Correct Errors (MCE). We affirm.

Issue

Sceifers presents two issues for our review; however, the following issue is disposi-tive: whether Sceifers' Petition to File a Belated MCE was permitted under PC.R.(2) to appeal the trial court's denial of Sceifers' previous Petition for Post-Convietion Relief.

Facts and Procedural History

In 1975, Sceifers was found guilty of Voluntary Manslaughter and Second-Degree Murder. He was sentenced…