Boyle v. Warden

OPINION

Pursuant to a plea bargain, appellant Boyle pleaded guilty on May 12, 1978, to armed robbery. NRS 200.380; NRS 193.165. The plea bargain included a commitment by the prosecution not to prosecute Boyle as an habitual criminal under NRS 207.010. Boyle was subsequently sentenced to two consecutive four-year terms in the Nevada State Prison. The First Judicial District Court denied his petition for a writ of habeas corpus and this appeal followed, appellant being represented on appeal by different counsel.

Appellant contends he made neither a voluntary nor intelligent guilty plea because…