Barnhart v. State

*302OPINION

Appellant Verrie Lynn Barnhart contends that the district court erred by denying her post-conviction habeas petition. Although we affirm the judgment of the district court, we take this opportunity to clarify the scope of issues that may be considered by the district court when conducting an evidentiary hearing on a post-conviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

Barnhart was originally convicted, pursuant to a guilty plea, of two counts of armed robbery. The district court sentenced her to a prison term of 24 to 120 months for each count of robbery with equal and consecutive…