Campbell v. State

Steele Hays, Justice.

Appellant, John Campbell, was charged and convicted of five separate crimes, receiving a sentence of life imprisonment for one and a total of fifty years for the other four, the sentences to run concurrently. He filed a Rule 37 petition for post-conviction relief alleging ineffective assistance of counsel and failure of the trial court to reject his guilty plea. The trial court denied the petition for relief and we affirm.

Appellant’s allegations arise from a hearing on March 23, 1982 which resulted in his changing a not guilty plea to one of guilty on all charges. He had…