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STATE v. SCALES

No. 82S01-9206-PC-414.

593 N.E.2d 181 (1992)

STATE of Indiana, Appellant (Respondent below), v. Richard M. SCALES, Appellee (Petitioner below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

June 2, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., Michael Gene Worden, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellant.

No appearance for appellee.

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

The State has argued in this case that our recent rules on retaining records of guilty pleas should be read as creating a statute of limitations for petitions seeking post-conviction relief from misdemeanor convictions. The Court of Appeals declined to so hold, and we agree.

Case History

Appellee Richard Scales pled guilty in September 1979 to carrying a handgun without a license, a class A misdemeanor, Ind. Code &...

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