Smith v. State

OPINION

FRIEDLANDER, Judge.

Terry Smith was convicted of Burglary1 *945and Attempted Rape,2 both class A felonies, after pleading guilty, and appeals the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief. Smith presents the following restated issues for review:

I. Were Smith's convictions a nullity because of a master commissioner's participation in the proceedings?

II. Were Smith's guilty pleas invalid because defense counsel misinformed Smith of the sentence he would receive?

We affirm.

The facts favorable to the judgment are that on October 9, 1984, Smith broke into the apartment of Richard and…