Smith v. Robinson

The petitioner appeals from a judgment dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The sole relief sought in the petition was the reinstatement of an appeal which he had withdrawn in connection with a plea bargain agreement. The issue to be resolved is whether the trial court hearing the habeas *460corpus petition erred in concluding that the withdrawal of the appeal was done knowingly, intelligently and voluntarily.1

The petitioner was sentenced, after his conviction, by a jury, of robbery in the third degree, to a term of imprisonment of five years. Two weeks later, he entered guilty…