Peter Ray Laycock v. State of New Mexico

EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge.

Peter Ray Laycock appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for habeas corpus relief. He claims that he entered an involuntary guilty plea, his counsel rendered ineffective assistance, his sentence exceeded the statutory maximum, and he received an inadequate sentencing hearing. We affirm the judgment.

BACKGROUND

In March 1983, the police arrested Lay-cock for armed robbery of a New Mexico convenience store. He admitted robbing it and shooting at a customer. The appointed public defender negotiated a plea agreement with the prosecutor. Laycock…