NELSON v. STATE

No. 5704.

479 S.W.2d 556 (1972)

Joe Nathan NELSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

May 1, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Allan Dishongh, Little Rock, for appellant.

Ray Thornton, Atty. Gen., by John D. Bridgforth, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


JONES, Justice.

Joe Nathan Nelson appeals from a denial of his petition for post-conviction relief in the Pulaski County Circuit Court. He relies on the following point for reversal:

"The circuit court erred in failing to grant the relief prayed for by the petitioner when the evidence presented at the Rule 1 hearing demonstrated that the petitioner had made an involuntary guilty plea to the charges of grand larceny and escape."

Nelson was charged...

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