VAN METER v. STATE

No. 79S02-9506-CR-620.

650 N.E.2d 1138 (1995)

Michael Paul VAN METER, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

Rehearing Denied October 17, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda Nearing, Truitt & Herr, Lafayette, for appellant.

Pamela Carter, Atty. Gen., Arthur Thaddeus Perry, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.


SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

This case presents the question whether a criminal defendant may collaterally attack his convictions through a Trial Rule 60(B) motion, rather than employing the established procedures for post-conviction relief. We hold that he may not.

Appellant Michael Paul Van Meter was convicted of burglary and attempted theft and was found to be a habitual offender. The trial court sentenced him to thirty-six years in prison, and the Court of...

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