Martin v. State

THOMAS, Justice.

The essential concern of the court, in this case, is with the effective assistance of counsel in a post-conviction proceeding conducted pursuant to the provisions of §§ 7-*135514-101 to 7-14-108, W.S.1977 (June 1987 Repl.). This issue is invoked by the pro se brief of the appellant. Woven into the question of effective representation is the validity of Donald R. Martin’s plea of nolo contendere pursuant to which he was sentenced to the state penitentiary. Depen-dant upon the propriety of that plea, as a knowing and voluntary admission of guilt, is the resolution of whether the…