Walker v. State

Darrell Hickman, Justice.

On June 30, 1980, appellant, Lyndale Walker, pleaded guilty to the offense of arson and was sentenced to five years in prison. On August 31, 1981, he filed a handwritten petition for post-conviction relief pursuant to A.R.Cr.P., Rule 37. He asked for a hearing on his petition and that his sentence be set aside. Two of appellant’s allegations are that he was “in a demented mental capacity” and that his plea of guilty was involuntary. The trial court denied appellant’s petition without a hearing.

Eleven years ago the same appellant used the same phrase, “demented…