Hampton v. State

SHIVERS, Judge.

The appellant in this case, Curtis L. Hampton, filed a motion for post-conviction relief on December 12, 1985, raising four grounds: (1) that his guilty plea was involuntarily entered; (2) that the trial court erred in failing to order a competency hearing; (8) that his conviction was obtained by use of a coerced confession; and (4) ineffective assistance of counsel through (a) failure to raise voluntary intoxication defense, (b) failure to explain to defendant the nature of a nolo contendere plea, (c) failure to inform defendant that his constitutional rights had been…