Fielder v. State

OPINION

JOE SPURLOCK, II, Justice.

Pamela McGoldrick Fielder appeals a conviction for voluntary manslaughter pursuant to a plea bargain agreement before the court. The issue is whether Fielder’s nolo contendere plea was voluntary. We find it was involuntary because Fielder’s lawyer misrepresented to her that she would not have to do jail time as a consequence of her plea; she had no notice that jail time would be a consequence of her plea; and the judge did not try to ensure that the plea was voluntary. We reverse the judgment of the trial court and remand with instructions to either enforce…