DEASON v. STATE

No. CR77-218.

562 S.W.2d 79 (1978)

James Kent DEASON, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas, Division 2.

March 6, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Asa Hutchinson, Bentonville, for appellant.

Bill Clinton, Atty. Gen. by Joseph H. Purvis, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


HOLT, Justice.

Appellant was charged with capital felony murder. Ark.Stat.Ann. § 41-702 (Supp.1972). On a plea of guilty to first degree murder and pursuant to a plea agreement, appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment. Three years later he filed a pro se motion for postconviction relief, Rules of Crim.Proc, Rule 37 (1976), alleging that his guilty plea was involuntary and inconsistent with due process. After an evidentiary hearing, where appellant...

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