Cantu v. State

PATTERSON, Presiding Judge.

Ignacio Cantu appeals from the trial court’s dismissal of his A.R.Cr.P. 32 petition contesting the validity of his 1989 conviction for trafficking and his resulting sentence of 25 years’ imprisonment and $250,000 fine. This conviction is based upon Cantu’s plea of guilty, and the sentence and fine were in accordance with the state’s recommendation. Cantu did not appeal his conviction and punishment.

Cantu contends, on appeal of the trial court’s dismissal of his Rule 32 petition, that the trial court erred in dismissing his petition without an evidentiary hearing,…