Deason v. State

Frank Holt, Justice.

Appellant was charged with capital felony murder. Ark. Stat. Ann. § 41-4702 (Supp. 1972). On a plea of guilty to first degree murder and pursuant to a plea agreement, appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment. Three years later he Tiled a pro se motion for post-conviction relief, Rules of Crim. Proc., Rule 37 (1976), alleging that his guilty plea was involuntary and inconsistent with due process. After an evidentiary hearing, where appellant was represented by present court appointed counsel, the court denied the petition finding that appellant’s plea of guilty was…