Hampton v. State

BAKER, Judge.

Petitioner-appellant Robert E. Hampton appeals from the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief with which he chal lenged a guilty plea. Hampton raises the following two issues for our review, which we have restated as:

I. Was Hampton adequately advised of his right to confront witnesses?

II. Was there a sufficient factual basis justifying the trial court's acceptance of Hampton's guilty plea?

We affirm.1

*375FACTS

At 4:80 in the morning of November 25, 1982, the Evansville police stopped Hampton because the car he claimed to have been "test-driving" in contemplation of purchase…