Hicks v. State

Steele Hays, Justice.

In 1985 the appellant, John Hicks, after being charged as an habitual offender, pleaded guilty to two counts of criminal attempt to commit first degree murder and one count of criminal conspiracy to commit first degree escape and is presently serving his sentences. In 1986 he filed a petition for post-conviction relief claiming that his pleas were not intelligently and voluntarily entered and that he did not receive effective assistance of counsel. He asked for a new trial. The trial court granted a hearing, noted that appellant’s “testimony is anything but credible,” and…