Willie D. Williams v. State of Indiana

VAIDIK, Chief Judge.

Case Summary

[1] Willie D. Williams pled guilty to a Class C felony, a Class D felony, a Class A misdemeanor, and being a habitual substance offender; in exchange, the State dismissed a Class B felony and a Class D felony. Although sentencing was left to the discretion of the trial court, the maximum sentence Williams faced under the plea agreement was twenty years; in contrast, he.faced a maximum sentence of thirty-two years under the original charges. The trial court ultimately sentenced Williams to an aggregate term of sixteen years.

[2] Williams later filed a petition…