Jackson v. State

OPINION

BARNES, Judge.

Case Summary

Edward Lee Jackson appeals the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief. We affirm.

Issue

We restate the sole issue before us as whether the post-conviction court properly rejected Jackson’s claim that he was not advised of his constitutional rights during a guilty plea hearing conducted in 1979.

Facts

In 1979, the State charged Jackson with one count of Class B felony child molesting and one count of Class C felony child molesting. Later that same year, Jackson agreed to plead guilty to one count of Class D felony child molesting. The trial court…