Roberts v. State

Blackwell, Justice.

In August 2008, Kelly Roberts entered a plea of guilty to felony murder — after a Richmond County jury was struck to try him — in connection with the fatal shooting of Ian Mosley. The trial court entered a judgment of conviction and sentenced Roberts to imprisonment for life with the possibility of parole, which was the sentence provided in the plea agreement. Roberts now appeals, claiming that there was an insufficient factual basis for his guilty plea and that his plea was not intelligently made. We see no error and affirm.

1. Roberts first appears to claim that his guilty…