Fulse v. State

COBB, Judge.

The issue on this appeal concerns promises the trial court made in conjunction with a plea bargain.

The defendant pled guilty to the charges of delivery and possession of cocaine. The trial court stated that if the defendant did not qualify as a habitual offender, the trial court could sentence her in accordance with the sentencing guidelines, “to whatever is the permitted range of sentence.” The trial court also promised the defendant that she would be allowed to serve the two sentences “concurrently.”

At the sentencing hearing, the court sentenced the defendant to fifteen years…