Likens v. State

As the result óf a plea bargain appellant Likens pleaded guilty to charges of rape and robbery.1 In return a count for commission of a felony while armed and a separate robbery charge were dismissed. Likens was sentenced to 2 to 21 years imprisonment on the charge of rape and to 10 to 25 years on the robbery charge. Three months later he petitioned for post conviction relief. This is a belated appeal from the denial of his PC 1 petition.

I. Motions for default and summary judgment

During the course of the post-conviction hearing it was discovered that the state had not filed an answer to…