Pritchett v. State

MURDOCK, Justice.

While represented by counsel, Stanford Earl Pritchett pleaded guilty to murder. Thereafter, Pritchett filed a pro se motion to set aside his guilty plea, asserting ineffective assistance of trial counsel. The trial court denied Pritchett’s motion without conducting a hearing and without making a determination that Pritchett had validly waived his right to counsel with respect to the motion.

The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the trial court’s order denying Pritchett’s motion to withdraw his guilty plea. Pritchett petitioned this Court for a writ of certiorari as to that…