Fulmer v. State

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

Petitioner Kenneth L. Fulmer petitioned the trial court for post-conviction relief pursuant to Post-Conviction Rule 1, Ind.Rules of Procedure. The trial court denied Ful-mer's petition. Fulmer now appeals, raising three issues:

1) Whether the trial court accepted his guilty plea without giving him the advisement of rights required by statute;

2) Whether the trial court erred by failing to advise petitioner of the parole consequences of his plea; and

8) Whether the trial court abused its discretion by failing to order a competency hearing.

In the fall of 1975, Fulmer was…