Fisher v. State

PIVARNIK, Justice.

Petitioner Charles Fisher was charged with first degree murder and he entered a plea of not guilty. He later withdrew his plea of not guilty and pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of second degree murder. The court accepted the guilty plea and sentenced Fisher to life imprisonment in accordance with the State's recommendation. Fisher filed a pro se Petition for Post-Conviction Relief, which he later amended to allege that his plea of guilty was not entered knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily. Subsequently, the State filed an amended Answer to raise the affirmative…