King v. State

BASCHAB, Judge.

On February 3, 2000, the appellant, Christopher A. King, pled guilty to first-degree robbery, and the trial court sentenced him to serve a term of twenty years in prison. He did not appeal his conviction. On February 19, 2002, the appellant filed a Rule 32 petition, challenging his conviction. After the State responded, the circuit court summarily denied his petition. This appeal followed.

The appellant argues that he did not appeal his conviction through no fault of his own and that he did not knowingly and voluntarily enter his guilty plea because the trial court did not…