Dionne v. State

DONALDSON, Justice.

The appellant, Larry Dionne, was convicted of robbery on a plea of guilty and is presently serving a sentence in the Idaho State Penitentiary. On January 29, 1969, Dionne filed a petition pursuant to the Uniform Post Conviction Procedure Act, Title 19, Chapter 49, Idaho Code, attacking the lawfulness of his imprisonment. In his petition, -Dionne claims that during the proceedings which were initiated against him his rights ■ were ■ violated since he was ignorant of his right to counsel and not qualified to appear without counsel because he has only completed the eighth…