Lucas v. Warden

On March 18, 1969, applicant Lucas pleaded guilty to four charges of robbery and was sentenced to forty years imprisonment.-No direct appeal was taken.

On June 4, 1969, Lucas filed his first petition under the Post Conviction Procedure Act, contending therein (1) that his guilty plea was not freely and voluntarily entered, (2) that he was not advised of his right to appeal, and (3) that his trial counsel was incompetent and had a conflict of interest because he had previously represented a codefendant.

After holding an evidentiary hearing, the post conviction trial judge, in an opinion dated…