Butler v. State

658 N.E.2d 72 (1995)

Gerry BUTLER, Appellant (Petitioner Below),

v.

STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Respondent Below).

No. 45S03-9502-PC-247.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

November 28, 1995.

Charles A. Asher, South Bend, for appellant.

Pamela Carter, Attorney General, Julie Zandstra Frazee, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, for appellee.

ON PETITION TO TRANSFER

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

The Court of Appeals ordered post-conviction relief for appellant Gerry Butler. It held that if a defendant and the prosecutor affirm that the facts support a plea, a trial court abuses its discretion if it accepts the plea…