Tucker v. State

GIVAN, Justice.

Appellant was originally charged with three counts of First Degree Murder and one count of Assault and Battery with Intent to Kill. In October 1977, pursuant to a plea bargain agreement, appellant entered a plea of guilty to Second Degree Murder. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. Subsequently, appellant filed a petition for post-conviction relief, which was denied in August 1985.

Appellant claims the trial court erred in failing to grant him post-conviction relief. He alleges that at the time he entered his plea of guilty he was not advised of the facts that the court was…