SHERWOOD v. STATE

No. 1182S451.

453 N.E.2d 187 (1983)

Robert E. SHERWOOD, Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

September 13, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan K. Carpenter, Public Defender, Ihor N. Boyko, Sp. Asst. Public Defender, Indianapolis, for appellant.

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


GIVAN, Chief Justice.

Appellant appeals the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief brought under Ind.R.P.C.R. 2, § 1.

The facts are these. At about 7:30 P.M. on September 18, 1979, appellant murdered his wife by strangulation or drowning in a creek in Cass County. He was arrested shortly thereafter following his confession of the crime to friends and relatives who reported to the police.

Appellant was charged with Murder and being an...

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