Court Opinion

ID: 9532334
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-07 04:20:27.638278+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:28:44.628806
License: Public Domain

Concurring and Dissenting Opinion
DeBruler, J.
I dissent to that part of the majority opinion dismissing appellant’s appeal from the judgment of the trial court denying post-conviction relief, and concur in the remainder of the opinion. The issues raised in the post-conviction petition were fully litigated in the trial court, and appellant has filed a record of the proceedings and a brief on the merits. Dismissal has the result of nullifying the trial court post-conviction proceedings, including the work of the trial court, counsel and witnesses. The practical effect of the dismissal is to cause a refiling of the petition in the trial court, a rehearing of the same issues, and in all likelihood, the rendering of a like judgment, with the prosecution of an*500other appeal. To me, dismissal operates here as a useless wasting of judicial resources.
Note.—Reported in 289 N. E. 2d 128.