Purham v. State

OPINION

KENNETH M. ROMINES, Judge.

Ricky Purham (Purham) appeals from the Circuit Court’s denial of his Rule 24.035 post-conviction relief motion. We dismiss this appeal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.

Purham was charged, as a prior and persistent felony offender, with two counts of first degree assault and one count of armed criminal action. Purham entered a guilty plea under North Carolina v. Alford, 400 U.S. 25, 91 S.Ct. 160, 27 L.Ed.2d 162 (1970). After a hearing, the Circuit Court accepted Purham’s plea, and sentenced him to three concurrent 22-year sentences. Purham later filed a…