People v. Murdock

Opinion by

MR. JUSTICE HODGES.

Defendant Murdock pled guilty to first-degree murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment. Thereafter, he filed a motion under Crim. P. 35(b) alleging that the court failed to comply with Crim. P. 11, and that “his plea of guilty was involuntary in that he did not knowingly, understanding^ and intelligently enter his plea of guilty.” His motion further asserted that he was, in fact, not guilty of first-degree murder and had a meritorious defense to the charge. The court after hearing denied the defendant’s 35(b) motion. On this appeal, the defendant urges…