Stone v. State

Thomas Lee Stone pled guilty to grand theft-embezzlement, I.C. §§ 18-2403(1), 18-2403(2)(b). He was sentenced to a fixed five-year term in the custody of the Board of Correction. He did not appeal. After serving fifteen months of his sentence, he filed a petition for post-conviction relief, contending: (1) the bail set at the probable cause hearing was excessive; (2) the prosecutor made prejudicial statements which resulted in a coerced guilty plea; (3) the sentence was excessive; (4) his vehicle had been illegally searched and evidence had been illegally seized; and (5) he did not have the…