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STURGEON v. STATE

No. 1-674A93.

325 N.E.2d 225 (1975)

Jesse Barkley STURGEON, Defendant-Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Plaintiff-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Indiana, First District.

April 1, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harriette Bailey Conn, Public Defender of Indiana, Darrell F. Ellis, Deputy Public Defender, Indianapolis, for defendant-appellant.

Theodore L. Sendak, Atty. Gen. of Indiana, Robert F. Colker, Asst. Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before ROBERTSON, C.J., and LOWDERMILK and LYBROOK, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Sturgeon is appealing from the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief. His sole contention is an allegation of incompetent counsel based upon the small number of attorney-client conferences and the short amount of time between his arraignment and guilty plea.

We find no reversible error.

On August 1, 1972, Sturgeon was charged with second degree burglary. Counsel was appointed on that date with Sturgeon entering a guilty plea...

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