Laird v. State

HUNTER, Justice.

The petitioner is before this Court appealing from the denial of his petition for relief under Post-Conviction Remedy, Rule 1.The petitioner had previously entered a guilty plea to second-degree murder and was sentenced to a term of fifteen to twenty-five years. His petition now raises the following issues:

1. Whether the plea of guilty was knowingly, intelligently and voluntarily entered;

2. Whether the petitioner was denied the effective assistance of counsel; and

3. Whether the court erred in excluding testimony at the post-conviction relief hearing.

I

The petitioner contends…