PRUITT v. STATE

No. 15S00-0512-PD-617.

903 N.E.2d 899 (2009)

Tommy PRUITT, Appellant (Petitioner below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Respondent below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

March 31, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan K. Carpenter, Public Defender of Indiana, Thomas C. Hinesley, Deputy Public Defender, Kathleen Cleary, Deputy Public Defender, Laura L. Volk, Deputy Public Defender, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellant.

Gregory F. Zoeller, Attorney General of Indiana, James B. Martin, Deputy Attorney General, Stephen R. Creason, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellee.


On Direct Appeal From The Denial of Post-Conviction Relief

SULLIVAN, Justice.

Tommy Ray Pruitt was sentenced to death for the murder of a Morgan County police officer. His conviction and sentence were upheld on direct appeal. We now affirm the post-conviction court's findings that Pruitt was not denied the effective assistance of trial or appellate counsel guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment, that he did not present it with newly discovered evidence that undermined...

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