SHAFFER v. STATE

No. 2-982A322.

453 N.E.2d 1182 (1983)

Richard E. SHAFFER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Respondent-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Indiana, First District.

Rehearing Denied November 1, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marcus C. Emery, Steers, Sullivan, McNamar & Rogers, Indianapolis, for petitioner-appellant.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., Joseph N. Stevenson, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for respondent-appellee.


RATLIFF, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Appellant Richard Shaffer appeals from the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief by the Marion Superior Court. We affirm.

FACTS

On August 27, 1977, the victim, R.H., awoke in the early morning hours to find a man in her bedroom. When she began to scream, the man placed a pillow over her face and repeatedly told her to stop screaming or he would beat her to death. The victim was then ordered...

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