Fuller v. State

FRANK HÓLT, Justice.

Appellant was sentenced in 1971 to life imprisonment in the State Department of Correction when he pleaded guilty to a charge of first degree murder after a waiver of the death penalty. Subsequently, appellant sought post-conviction relief pursuant to our Criminal Procedure Rule 1. The petition was denied after an eviden-tiary hearing. On appeal we first consider appellant’s contention, through his court appointed counsel, that the trial court erred in failing to make findings of fact and conclusions of law in accordance with Rule 1 (E). The pertinent provision of that…