Blum v. State

HAYDEN, Judge.

Petitioner Anthony Francis Blum appeals a district court’s denial of his application for postconviction relief from his conviction, pursuant to a guilty plea, of second-degree murder. There was no direct appeal of Blum’s conviction.

Blum was charged with first-degree murder on March 22, 1988. The case was assigned to Judge George Stigler. Jury selection for the case began on October 2,1989, in Clayton County. Blum pleaded guilty to second-degree murder that evening. Attorney Joseph Bitter represented Blum.

On October 10, 1989, Blum filed a motion to withdraw his guilty plea and…