Badelle v. State

ROBERTSON, Presiding Judge.

Petitioner-appellant Robert Badelle (Ba-delle) appeals from the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief.

We affirm.

On May 22, 1972, Badelle pleaded guilty to assault and battery with intent to kill, and he received a sentence of 360 days. Over ten years later, on November 2, 1983, Badelle filed a petition for post-conviction relief. The State raised the doctrine of laches as an affirmative defense. After an evidentiary hearing, the trial court denied Badelle’s petition.

One issue is dispositive of this appeal: whether the State sustained its burden of…