Webb v. State

Introduction

Eric Webb, an intoxicated driver who pleaded guilty to first-degree involuntary *127manslaughter and armed criminal action, alleges that he did not receive effective representation when he pleaded guilty because his attorney misled him by telling him that he would not be subject to the law requiring him to serve 85 percent of his sentence in prison on the manslaughter conviction before becoming eligible for parole.

This Court has held that the failure to inform a client about parole eligibility does not render the attorney’s representation ineffective but has indicated that a plea may…