Morlan v. State

DeBRULER, Justice.

This is an appeal from the denial of a petition for post-conviction relief. At the initial trial, appellant was convicted of attempted murder, a class A felony, I.C. §§ 35-41-5-1 and 35-42-1-1, and he received a sentence of thirty years. A jury tried the case. This court affirmed his conviction on direct appeal in Morlan v. State (1981), Ind., 429 N.E.2d 240.

He raises four issues: (1) whether trial court denied him a fair trial in submitting final instructions #1 and #7 to the jury; (2) whether the Master Commissioner's denial of his motion for change of venue was an…