Nelson v. State

J. Fred Jones, Justice.

Joe Nathan Nelson appeals from a denial of his petition for post-conviction relief in the Pulaski County Circuit Court. He relies on the following point for reversal:

“The circuit court erred in failing to grant the relief prayed for by the petitioner when the evidence presented at the Rule 1 hearing demonstrated that the petitioner had made an involuntary guilty plea to the charges of grand larceny and escape.”

Nelson was charged with grand larceny and escape in the Pulaski County Circuit Court. He entered pleas of guilty and was sentenced to ten years on each count, the…