Jackson v. State

DICKSON, Justice.

Defendant-petitioner Marvin Jackson appeals from the denial of post-convietion relief. He seeks to set aside his plea of guilty to robbery and rape, both class A felonies. Jackson presents two issues:

1. omission of statutory plea advisement; and,

2, lack of information regarding status of his appeal from one of the underlying convictions.

When appealing from the denial of a post-conviction petition, the petitioner has the burden of proof and stands in the shoes of one appealing from a negative judgment. We will reverse the judgment of the post-conviction trial court as being…