Waddell v. State

Two issues are raised on this writ of error.

1. Was defendant’s guilty plea induced by misrepresentations by the prosecuting attorney ?

2. Was the sentencing court’s rejection of probation, and the imposition of a ten-year prison term, an abuse of discretion under the circumstances of this case ?

Waddell alleges in his petition for writ of error that the prosecuting attorney orally agreed to guarantee Waddell pro bation if he plead guilty to the charge. This agreement, he alleges, was a quid pro quo for his written promise to plead guilty if the polygraph test revealed deception in his answers…