Thomas v. State

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

Appellant pleaded guilty to a charge of rape and was sentenced to 30 years in prison. He then filed a Rule 37 petition for post-conviction relief alleging ineffective assistance of counsel and failure of the trial court to inquire into the factual basis of the plea. The trial court denied post-conviction relief and we affirm. Jurisdiction is in this court pursuant to Rule 29 (1) (e).

On November 28, 1979, appellant was arrested. Late that afternoon he gave a statement in which he said, “I asked her ... [to have consensual intercourse] and she started laughing. We laid…