William Earl Wilson v. State of Tennessee

The petitioner, William Earl Wilson, appeals the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief and argues that his guilty plea was not entered into knowingly and voluntarily and that he did not receive effective assistance of counsel. On December 8, 2005, the petitioner entered a plea of guilty to aggravated robbery, a Class B felony, and was sentenced to twenty years as a career offender. Specifically, the petitioner argues that his level of education and history of mental illness should invalidate his guilty plea and that counsel should have had him evaluated for competency prior to entering the guilty plea. After careful review, we affirm the judgment from the post-conviction court.