SCOTT, Justice.
In 1974 petitioner, under indictment for first-degree murder, entered a negotiated guilty plea to a reduced charge of second-degree murder and was sentenced by the trial court to the statutory maximum prison term for the offense, 40 years. In 1981 petitioner sought postconviction relief in the form of withdrawal of his guilty plea and reinstatement of the original charge on two basic grounds. First, he argued that the factual basis for the plea was...
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