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LUCAS v. STATE

No. 29S00-8805-PC-498.

552 N.E.2d 35 (1990)

Willard W. LUCAS, Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

April 3, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan K. Carpenter, Public Defender, Stephen T. Owens, Deputy Public Defender, Indianapolis, for appellant.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., Wendy Stone Messer, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.

GIVAN, Justice.

A jury trial resulted in the conviction of appellant of First Degree Murder and Kidnapping. He received a sentence of life imprisonment on both counts. That conviction was affirmed by this Court. Lucas v. State (1980), 274 Ind. 635, 413 N.E.2d 578.

In September of 1983, appellant filed a petition for post-conviction relief. This is an appeal from the denial of that petition.

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