George Fraley v. State Indiana

The defendant, Fraley, sought to set aside his plea of guilty to aggravated assault and battery through a petition for post-conviction relief, Indiana Rules of Procedure, Post-Conviction Remedy Rule 1. In so doing, he assumed the burden of proof and now stands in the shoes of one appealing from a negative judgment. Childs v. State (1975), 262 Ind. 261, 321 N.E.2d 841; Hoskins v. State (1973), 261 Ind. 291, 302 N.E.2d 499. He