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FILED
May 23 2008, 9:02 am
of the supreme court, court of appeals and tax court

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APPELLANT PRO SE: SEAN HADLEY Bunker Hill, Indiana

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE: STEVE CARTER Attorney General of Indiana ELLEN H. MEILAENDER Deputy Attorney General Indianapolis, Indiana

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF INDIANA
SEAN HADLEY, Appellant-Petitioner, vs. STATE OF INDIANA, Appellee-Respondent. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

No. 02A05-0707-PC-380

APPEAL FROM THE ALLEN SUPERIOR COURT The Honorable Frances C. Gull, Judge Cause No. 02D04-9904-CF-181 Cause No. 02D04-9905-CF-234

May 23, 2008 MEMORANDUM DECISION - NOT FOR PUBLICATION BAILEY, Judge

Case Summary Appellant-Petitioner Sean Hadley ("Hadley") appeals the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief subsequent to his plea of guilty to two counts of Sexual Misconduct with a Minor, as Class B felonies,1 and one count of Child Molesting, as a Class C felony,2 for which he received an aggregate sentence of twenty years. We affirm. Issues Hadley presents three issues for review:3 I. Whether the post-conviction court erroneously denied Hadley's motion to amend his post-conviction petition; Whether Hadley's guilty plea was involuntary because he lacked accurate information of the possible penal consequences of standing trial; and Whether he was deprived of the effective assistance of counsel. Facts and Procedural History On April 13, 1999, the State charged Hadley with four counts of Sexual Misconduct with a Minor, for acts involving C.C. and J.R. On a separate page accompanying each charging instrument, the State alleged Hadley was a habitual offender. On May 10, 1999, the State charged Hadley with two counts of Child Molesting, for acts involving K.N. On January 18, 2000, the State and Hadley entered into a plea agreement whereby

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