Campbell v. State

Darrell Hickman, Justice.

Louise Campbell, who pleaded guilty to theft with four prior felony convictions, was sentenced to twenty years imprisonment with five years suspended. This occurred in the Pulaski County Circuit Court on December 13, 1979, before Judge Floyd Lofton. Campbell filed a petition for postconviction relief on September 10, 1982, complaining her sentence was illegal for four reasons: Judge Lofton knew of her extensive criminal background and should have been disqualified; her prior felony convictions were not proved; her counsel was incompetent, and her sentence was…