Opinion ID: 2210585
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Rondon Received A Fair Forum In Lake County

Text: Rondon next argues in broad generalities that he was denied a fair forum for review of his post-conviction petition. [22] This argument primarily consists of an angry indictment of the Lake County judicial system. Rondon makes gross generalizations about the post-conviction relief process in Lake County but does not cite any rule, statute or constitutional provision that he contends was violated. Indeed, the only fair forum claim Rondon even attempts to relate to the case at hand is a claim that the post-conviction court indicated that appellate counsel should have asked this Court to hold the direct appeal in abeyance in order to seek post-conviction review. We find no error in that suggestion. In fact, we approved that option as an expedient alternative in Davis v. State, 267 Ind. 152, 368 N.E.2d 1149, 1151 (1977). We find no merit to this claim.