Riley v. State
Annotate this CaseAppellant Dennis Riley entered a negotiated plea to charges of capital murder and aggravated robbery and received consecutive sentences of life imprisonment without parole on each count. Appellant then filed a petition for postconviction relief, alleging ineffective assistance of counsel. The trial court denied the petition without a hearing. The Supreme Court affirmed in part and reversed in part, holding (1) Appellant did not make a showing that counsel manipulated him into accepting the plea agreement, but (2) the trial court's findings were insufficient for appellate review on the issue of whether counsel's strategic decision to recommend the plea offer was based upon reasonable professional judgment, and it appeared that a hearing was was warranted on the claim. Remanded in part.
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