Blackburn v. State

PIVARNIK, Justice.

Defendant-Appellant Carey R. Blackburn was charged with attempted robbery, a class A felony. On January 8, 1980, he pleaded guilty to attempted robbery, a class B felony, pursuant to a plea agreement, and was sentenced to twelve (12) years as provided for in the agreement. On April 25, 1983, Appellant filed his first petition for post-conviction relief, alleging that his guilty plea was not entered intelligently, knowingly, and voluntarily, which petition was denied. On July 18, 1983, Appellant's counsel at the post-conviction hearing sent him a letter detailing the trial…