Russell v. State

WALTERS, Chief Judge.

This is a review of an order denying an application for relief under the Post-Conviction Procedure Act, I.C. § 19-4901 to -4911. In his application, Harold Russell alleged that he was denied effective assistance of counsel, causing him to enter an involuntary plea of guilty and to receive an excessive sentence for the crimes.of first degree burglary and grand theft. Russell also submitted that the district judge failed to inform him of his Sixth Amendment rights before he entered his plea. After conducting an evidentiary hearing, the district judge concluded that Russell…