People v. Isham

Opinion by

Judge DAVIDSON.

In this appeal from the denial of his motion for post-conviction relief pursuant to Crim.P. 35(c), defendant, Donald Keith Isham, claims that ineffective assistance of counsel rendered his guilty plea invalid, that the coercive effect of his plea agreement rendered his guilty plea involuntary, and that his right to continued representation by appointed counsel was violated when the court arbitrarily disqualified his counsel of choice. He therefore contends that his guilty plea must be vacated. We affirm.

Defendant and his father each were charged with first degree…