State v. Hardison

TIMMONS-GOODSON, Judge.

Defendant Roy Lee Hardison was indicted on the charges of first degree burglary and second degree kidnapping. During the 29 April 1992 criminal session of Martin County Superior Court, defendant pled guilty to both charges and was sentenced to serve a term of life plus twenty (20) years imprisonment.

On 9 September 1994, defendant filed a motion for appropriate relief on the grounds that his attorney had a conflict of interest which deprived him of effective assistance of counsel, and that his guilty plea was invalid because it was not freely, voluntarily, and…