Brown v. Gammon

BRECKENRIDGE, Presiding Judge.

Myron Brown pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of a controlled substance near a school, in violation of § 195.214, RSMo 1994. 1 After his plea of guilty, the trial court sentenced Mr. Brown to twenty years imprisonment, but retained jurisdiction to place him on probation after 120 days, under the provisions of § 559.115. In his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, Mr. Brown contends that he is being unlawfully detained because his guilty plea has since been rendered involuntary. He argues this is so because, as part of his plea agreement, the trial…