State v. Padgett

Defendant-appellant David E. Padgett appeals in these two consolidated appeals from negotiated pleas of guilty taken in one plea proceeding. Padgett contends that the trial court erred by accepting his pleas because there was an insufficient basis upon which to determine that they were voluntarily made, or that Padgett was competent at the time. Padgett also contends that the trial court erred by denying, without a hearing, his motion to withdraw his guilty pleas, made after sentencing.

We conclude that there was an insufficient basis upon which to determine that Padgett's guilty pleas were…