People v. Compton

Defendant Compton (defendant) and Kim Parse were charged by information with forgery and both pleaded guilty. Parse is not involved in this appeal. The trial court sentenced defendant to five years’ imprisonment and later denied his motion to reconsider the sentence and for leave to withdraw his guilty plea. Defendant appeals.

On November 29, 1988, defendant and Kim Parse were charged with forgery after they took a check belonging to Amy McLain, forged her endorsement, and cashed the check. Defendant and Parse originally pleaded not guilty to the charge, but later withdrew their pleas and…