PROFFITT v. CUPP


468 P.2d 912 (1970)

Wilber Kenneth PROFFITT, Appellant, v. Hoyt C. CUPP, Warden, Oregon State Penitentiary, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Oregon, Department 1.

Decided May 7, 1970.

Rehearing Denied June 9, 1970.

Review Denied July 8, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary D. Babcock, Public Defender, Salem, argued the cause and filed the brief for appellant.

Jim G. Russell, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Jacob B. Tanzer, Sol. Gen., and Lee Johnson, Atty. Gen., Salem.

Before SCHWAB, C.J., and FORT and BRANCHFIELD, JJ.


BRANCHFIELD, Judge.

Petitioner sought post-conviction relief in the circuit court of Marion County. The hearing thereon was held and relief denied. From the judgment entered petitioner appeals.

The petitioner entered a plea of guilty to rape and was sentenced to 20 years in prison. The burden of petitioner's plea of denial of his constitutional rights is that (1) at the time he pleaded guilty to the rape charge he was not advised of, nor did he know, that...

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