KAPPOS v. STATE

No. 64A03-9004-PC-147.

577 N.E.2d 974 (1991)

James G. KAPPOS, Appellant-Petitioner, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee-Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Indiana, Third District.

Transfer Denied December 5, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan K. Carpenter, Public Defender, Kathleen A. Leseur, Deputy Public Defender, Indianapolis, for appellant-petitioner.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., Richard C. Webster, Deputy Atty. Gen., Office of Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee-respondent.


GARRARD, Judge.

Petitioner-appellant James G. Kappos (Kappos) was convicted by a jury of the murder by hire of his wife. On January 12, 1982 he was sentenced to 60 years' imprisonment. His conviction was affirmed in Kappos v. State (1984), Ind., 465 N.E.2d 1092.

On May 13, 1986 Kappos, by counsel, filed a petition for post-conviction relief. Kappos eventually, by way of...

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