Coats v. State

Justice MOORE:

We granted this petition for a writ of certiorari to determine whether the post-conviction relief (PCR) court erred by 'finding petitioner’s claim was inappropriate for PCR. We reverse and remand for a hearing.

FACTS

Petitioner pled guilty to conspiracy to traffic in marijuana and was sentenced to imprisonment for seven years. A direct appeal was not filed. Thereafter, petitioner filed a PCR application, which was dismissed after a hearing. We granted his petition for a writ of certiorari.

At the hearing to determine whether petitioner was entitled to an evidentiary hearing on his…