Knee v. State

Tom Glaze, Justice.

This is an appeal from the trial court’s denial of appellant’s Rule 37 petition for post-conviction relief. The sole issue before us on appeal is whether a factual basis under A.R.Cr.P. Rule 24.6 was established for appellant’s guilty plea. We affirm the trial court’s finding that a factual basis was established for the appellant’s guilty plea at the Rule 37 hearing.

Appellant was charged with aggravated robbery, theft of property, kidnapping and rape. After his arrest, the appellant gave a statement to the police confessing that he entered a convenient mart armed with a gun…