BIVINS v. STATE

No. 06S00-9602-PD-173.

735 N.E.2d 1116 (2000)

Gerald W. BIVINS, Appellant (Petitioner below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Respondent below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

September 26, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lorinda Meier Youngcourt, Special Assistant to the Public Defender of Indiana, Evans & Youngcourt, P.C., Indianapolis, IN, Janet S. Dowling, Special Assistant to the Public Defender of Indiana, Albuquerque, NM, Attorneys for Appellant.

Jeffrey A. Modisett, Attorney General of Indiana, Andrew L. Hedges, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellee.


SULLIVAN, Justice.

Gerald W. Bivins seeks post-conviction relief from his convictions for murder and sentence of death arguing, inter alia, that his trial counsel did not adequately investigate and present evidence in mitigation of a death sentence. We affirm the post-conviction court's decision to deny post-conviction relief, including its determination that trial counsel did not render deficient performance in...

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