Humphrey v. State

PRITCHARD, Presiding Judge.

In this Rule 27.26 proceedings, appellant seeks to have his guilty plea to burglary in the first degree, and a sentence to seven years imprisonment thereon, set aside.

The gist of appellant’s Point I is that he was forced to plead guilty because his counsel failed to investigate or prepare a defense and failed to interview possible witnesses named by appellant or endorsed by the state, and his guilty plea was entered because of his fear of facing trial with an ill-prepared and ineffective counsel.

Appellant was originally charged with burglary and attempted rape.…