Fisher v. Wright

In this post-conviction proceeding, petitioner challenges his convictions on three counts entered after he pled guilty. He appeals the dismissal of his petition. We vacate the judgment and remand to the post-conviction court.

Petitioner contends that his trial counsel failed to inform him of the possibility of a minimum sentence before he entered his guilty plea.1 If he did not otherwise have knowledge of the possibility of a minimum sentence, counsel’s failure to inform him renders his convictions void. Hartzog v. Keeney, 304 Or 57, 742 P2d 600 (1987). The post-conviction court concluded…