Jordan v. State

HOFFMAN, Judge.

Petitioner-appellant Rodney Jordan appeals from the denial of his motion for relief from judgment. The procedural history of the instant appeal is summarized below.

In 1965, Jordan, then a juvenile, was adjudged to be a delinquent child, having committed an act which would be a crime if committed by an adult. Twenty years later, Jordan filed a petition for post-conviction relief with the Marion County Juvenile Division. The trial court summarily denied Jordan’s petition, ruling that the post-conviction rules do not apply to delinquency matters.

The Supreme Court ultimately…