Gist v. State

THOMAS, Justice.

The question to be resolved in this case is whether the bright line rule that the court has adopted in direct appeals from convictions premised on pleas of guilty in which the trial court failed to assiduously follow the requirements of Rule 15(c), W.R. Cr.P., should be extended to cases in which the issue is raised by a petition for post-conviction relief. • The district court ruled that the appellant, Roger Maurice Gist, failed to establish any basis for post-conviction relief, and it denied relief, dismissing the petition that Gist presented pursuant to §§ 7-14-101 to -108,…