In Re Bruyette

(Ret.), Specially Assigned. Petitioner, Joseph Bruyette, was convicted and sentenced after pleading guilty to charges of breaking and entering, grand larceny, and assault and robbery. He appeals the superior court’s dismissal of his petition for post-conviction relief. We reverse.

Petitioner raises several issues on appeal. First, he claims that his guilty pleas were not knowing and voluntary because of ineffective assistance of counsel. Second, he argues that he was deprived of effective assistance of counsel by losing the opportunity to accept a favorable plea offer that was later withdrawn.…