VIRGIN v. STATE

No. CR 81-134.

631 S.W.2d 285 (1982)

Alan VIRGIN, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

April 12, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim King, Pocahontas, for appellant.

Steve Clark, Atty. Gen. by Theodore Holder, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

Some 50 days after having received a 20-year sentence upon a negotiated plea of guilty to charges of aggravated robbery and habitual criminality, the appellant filed a Rule 37 petition For postconviction relief, asserting ineffective assistance of counsel in that his attorney had erroneously advised him that if he were found guilty the jury would have to impose a sentence of either 50 years or life. After an extended hearing the trial court...

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