Legal Opinion

Scott v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided January 28, 1980No. CR 79-133PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

John I. Purtle, Justice.

The trial court denied appellant’s petition for relief pursuant to Rule 37. Petitioner had alleged ineffective assistance of counsel and failure to knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently enter a guilty plea. For his appeal from the adverse ruling on his petition the appellant urges the court erred in finding he knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently entered a guilty plea and that the trial court failed to make statutorily required written findings of act and conclusions of law. We disagree with appellant on both arguments.

Appellant had entered a guilty plea and…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Byler v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1974

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Frazier v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2016
  2. Stanley v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1983
  3. Horton v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2016
  4. Opinion No., Arkansas Attorney General Reports1988

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