Turman v. State

HUNTER, Justice.

The petitioner is before this Court appealing from the denial of his petition for relief under Post-Conviction Relief, Rule 1. The petitioner had previously entered a guilty plea to rape, Ind.Code § 35-13-4-3 (Burns 1975), and was sentenced to a determinate term , of fifteen years. He now appeals raising the following issue:

Whether the trial court erred in determining that the guilty plea record was sufficient to support a finding that the guilty plea was knowingly, intelligently and voluntarily entered.

The facts from the record indicate that the petitioner, who was…