Willoughby v. State

OPINION

MATHIAS, Judge.

Anthony Willoughby (“Willoughby”) filed a petition for post-conviction relief in Marion Superior Court. The post-conviction court denied Willoughby’s petition, and Willoughby appeals raising one issue, which we restate as whether errors committed by Willoughby’s trial counsel materially affected Willoughby’s decision to plead guilty. Concluding that Willoughby failed to meet his burden of demonstrating that his counsel’s errors materially affected his decision to plead guilty, we affirm.

Facts and Procedural History

On September 8, 1989, the State charged Willoughby with…