State Ex Rel. Morris v. Mohn

Miller, Justice:

This original proceeding in habeas corpus presents the question of whether a guilty plea is valid where it has been entered under a plea bargain agreement which contains a promise that is legally impossible to perform.

As reflected in an order entered July 23, 1979, William Lee Morris pled guilty to the crime of armed robbery and was sentenced by the Circuit Court of Fayette County to a definite term of imprisonment of ten years pursuant to the terms of a plea bargain agreement. Morris now challenges his sentence on the basis that the terms of the plea bargain agreement were…