Henderson v. State

This is an appeal from the denial of a writ of post-conviction relief under Rule 20, A.R.Crim.P.Temp. The petitioner challenges his 1989 guilty plea convictions for first degree robbery and first degree theft.

The district attorney's "Response to Rule 20 Petition" requested that the petition be dismissed as a successive petition. In his petition, the petitioner stated that he had previously filed a Rule 20 petition that had been denied on September 5, 1989. However, in his "Traverse to State's Response," the petitioner denied filing any prior Rule 20 petition but claimed that he did file a…