Lavonte Wilderness v. State of Indiana

── Lavonte Wilderness v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 18A-PC-00871 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 01, 2019 Author: Judge Robert Altice County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Najam and Judge Pyle concur Case Summary Lavonte A. Wilderness was convicted following a jury trial of Level 1 felony rape, Level 5 felony criminal confinement, Level 6 felony strangulation. This court upheld his convictions on direct appeal. Wilderness thereafter filed a pro se petition for post-conviction relief, which the post-conviction court denied. Wilderness now appeals, still pro se, and raises two issues: I. Whether the post-conviction court erred when it denied his petition without first holding an evidentiary hearing; and II.