Duran v. Cook

BENCH, Judge:

This appeal is from a dismissal by the district court of a petition for writ of habe-as corpus. We affirm.

On June 8, 1987, appellant Leo B. Duran appeared with court-appointed counsel in Third District Court and pleaded guilty to charges of burglary, a second degree felony, and theft, a third degree felony. He was subsequently sentenced on both convictions; no appeal was taken.

Shortly thereafter, appellant filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus with the district court, seeking to have his theft conviction dismissed. Appellant alleged that he had entered his pleas upon the…