Nation v. State

Appellant Larry Jack Nation pleaded guilty in 1983 to burglary and two counts of theft of property in cases No. CR 82-6 and CR 82-170. The circuit court suspended imposition of sentence in both cases. After he violated the conditions imposed when the guilty pleas were entered, appellant was sentenced to a total of forty years imprisonment. He appealed and this court affirmed. Nations. State, 283 Ark. 250, 674 S.W.2d 939 (1984). In 1985, appellant filed in circuit court a petition under Criminal Procedure Rule 37 to vacate the guilty pleas. He also filed a petition and amended petition…