Joseph v. State

PIVARNIK, Justice.

Appellant Richard B. Joseph entered a guilty plea to robbery, a class B felony, in the Ripley Circuit Court and was sentenced to a term of seventeen (17) years by the trial judge. He subsequently filed a petition for post-conviction relief pursuant to Ind.R.App.P. 4(A)(7) and Ind.R.P.C. 1, § 7. Said petition was denied by the trial court and Joseph now directly appeals.

Two issues are presented for our review in this direct appeal as follows:

1. error of the trial court in denying petition for post-conviction relief based on a finding that Joseph had knowingly waived his right…