Stewart v. State

WINDOM, Presiding Judge.

James Lee Stewart appeals his guilty-plea convictions for first-degree assault, see § 13A-6-20, Ala.Code 1975, and first-degree burglary, see § 13A-7-5, Ala.Code 1975, and his resulting sentences of 20 years in prison for the assault conviction and 25 years in prison for the burglary conviction.

On March 15, 2012, Stewart, who was represented by counsel, entered a blind guilty plea to first-degree assault and first-degree burglary. On April 11, 2012, Stewart filed a pro se motion to withdraw his guilty plea. In his motion, Stewart alleged, among other things, that…