Graves v. State

OPINION

BARNES, Judge.

Case Summary

Anthony Graves appeals the denial of his successive petition for post-conviction relief, We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

Issue

The sole issue for our review is whether the post-conviction court properly denied Graves' petition.

Facts

In 1981, Graves pled guilty to burglary, a Class B felony. In 1999, Graves filed a post-conviction relief petition, claiming that his plea was not entered knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily and that there was an insufficient factual basis to support the guilty plea. Graves retained attorney Stephen Lewis to…