Hughen v. State

CRENSHAW, Judge.

Karri Hughen appeals her judgment and sentence to ten years’ prison to be followed by twenty years’ probation after she pleaded guilty to organized fraud and communications fraud. Because the trial court erred by summarily denying Hughen’s oral motion to withdraw her plea before sentencing, we reverse and remand for an evidentiary hearing.

In December 2010, Hughen pleaded guilty to one count of scheme to defraud and 124 counts of communications fraud. At the June 2011 sentencing hearing, Hu-ghen’s counsel presented an allegedly exculpatory letter from Hughen’s husband. Hughen’s…