Redington v. State

OPINION

STATON, Judge.

John P. Redington appeals the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief. This ease presents two issues for review which we state as:

I. Whether a post-conviction relief petitioner who did not voluntarily, knowingly and intelligently waive his right to counsel before pleading guilty must demonstrate prejudice before he is entitled to relief.

II. Whether Redington voluntarily, knowingly and intelligently waived his right to counsel before he pled guilty.

We affirm in part and reverse in part.

The relevant procedural history follows. In June of 1978, Redington pled…