D'AMBROSIO v. State

Opinion of the Court by

WATANABE, J.

Petitioner-Appellant Robert C. D’Ambro-sio (D’Ambrosio, Mr. D’Ambrosio, Robert, or Petitioner) appeals from the findings of fact, conclusions of law, and order entered by the Circuit Court of the First Circuit (the circuit court)1 on June 13, 2003 (the June 13, 2003 order), summarily dismissing his Hawai'i Rules of Penal Procedure (HRPP) Rule 402 *449Petition for Post-Conviction Relief (Rule 40 petition).

In his Rule 40 petition, D’Ambrosio alleged the following grounds for seeking post-con-vietion relief:

Ground one: His conviction was obtained by a guilty plea…