Nicholls v. State

DURRANT, Associate Chief Justice:

INTRODUCTION

T1 Petitioner, Craig Nicholls, claims that the district court erred in dismissing his Post-Conviction Remedies Act ("PCRA") petition. He presents two arguments: (1) due to mental illness, his plea was not knowing and voluntary, and (2) he received ineffective assistance of counsel. court's dismissal. We affirm the district

BACKGROUND

12 After consulting with his girlfriend, Tamara Rhinehart, Nicholls agreed to kill Rhinehart's ex-husband, Michael John Bou-drero. 1 In July 2003, Nicholls called Boudre-ro and asked him to come to a construction site to…