Bayte v. State

FOREST W. HANNA, Special Judge.

Claude J. Bayte was charged with the crimes of burglary, stealing, and escape. He pleaded guilty to all charges and received sentences totaling eleven years with some of the sentences being imposed consecutively. The pleas were entered on July 15, 1981, before Judge Charles V. Barker of Hickory County.

A little over three years later, Bayte filed a pro se Rule 27.261 motion alleging that his guilty pleas were involuntarily made. An attorney was appointed for Bayte and a supplemental motion was filed in February of 1985. The motion court made findings of fact and…