Boyle v. State

We reverse the order denying postcon-viction relief and remand for an evidentia-ry hearing on the voluntariness of the plea.

Defendant-appellant Sean Boyle was charged with making written threats to a correctional officer while he was incarcerated in prison. He was also charged with arson for setting his bed on fire.

In attempting to come to a proper sentencing decision during plea negotiations, the court ordered a psychological evaluation of the defendant. Defendant claimed that the letter he wrote was a verbatim copy of a letter another inmate wrote, as a result of which the other inmate had…