Sanders v. State

In exchange for the State’s promise not to seek the death penalty on three charges of murder, Anthony Sanders consented to a bench trial and waived his right to any appellate, post-conviction, or habeas corpus review. He was convicted of three counts of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. His subsequent application for post-conviction relief (PCR) was dismissed based on the agreement. He now argues the PCR court erred in dismissing his petition without an eviden-tiary hearing. We reverse and remand.

FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Sanders was charged with three counts of murder. 1 During a…