Mato v. State

PIVARNIK, Justice.

Defendant-Petitioner Michael Mato was convicted of Rape, Criminal Deviate Conduct, Theft, and Criminal Confinement, following a jury trial. He was sentenced to the Indiana Department of Corrections for a period of twenty (20) years for Rape and twenty (20) years for Criminal Deviate Conduct, said sentences to run consecutively. He was also sentenced to a two year term for Theft and a two year term for Criminal Confinement, said sentences to run concurrent with each other and with the two prior sentences. On August 18, 1982 Petitioner filed his pro se petition for…