PETTYJOHN v. STATE

No. 2-1073A218.

315 N.E.2d 729 (1974)

Leon PETTYJOHN, Appellant (Petitioner below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Respondent below).

Court of Appeals of Indiana, Second District.

September 5, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harriette Bailey Conn, Public Defender, Darrell F. Ellis, Deputy Public Defender, Indianapolis, for appellant.

Theodore L. Sendak, Atty. Gen., Henry O. Stitler, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.


BUCHANAN, Judge.

CASE SUMMARY

Petitioner-Appellant Leon Pettyjohn (Pettyjohn) appeals from the trial court's denial of his Petition for Post-Conviction Relief, claiming his guilty plea was not voluntarily and knowingly entered.

We affirm.

FACTS

On June 29, 1967, Pettyjohn was indicted for First Degree Murder and entered a plea of not guilty at his arraignment on August 23, 1967. Subsequently, on December

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