Walker v. State

Petitioner entered a negotiated plea of guilty in July, 1983, to four counts of aggravated robbery, theft by receiving and a felon-in-possession-of-a-firearm charge. He was sentenced to a total of 40 years in prison on the aggravated robbery counts and four years on the theft and felon-in-possession charges. Soon thereafter petitioner filed a petition to vacate the pleas under A.R.Cr.P. Rule 37. An order was entered denying the petition on October 7, 1983. No appeal was taken.

Petitioner next filed a petition to withdraw the pleas pursuant to A.R.Cr.P. Rule 26.1. The trial court denied the…