McGuire v. State

DeBRULER, Justice.

On November 1, 1977, appellant, Robert L. McGuire, entered a plea of guilty to the offense of commission of a felony while armed, to wit: robbery. On June 20, 1979, McGuire filed a petition for post-conviction relief which was heard by the trial court on August 20, 1979, and denied on October 2, 1979. A motion to correct errors was filed and this appeal followed.

Originally, McGuire was charged with both robbery and kidnapping, but the State agreed to dismiss the kidnapping charge when McGuire pled guilty to the robbery charge. The State did in fact dismiss the kidnapping…