Fullwood v. State

Gregory Lamar Fullwood appeals the summary denial of his motion for post conviction relief in which he asserts that his trial counsel was ineffective. He claims that he was misinformed about available credits and his expected release date. We hold that this issue may have merit and remand for further proceedings.

A negotiated plea agreement was executed in which Fullwood agreed to be sentenced to a term of 40 years’ incarceration. Allegedly, defense counsel informed Fullwood that he would receive CRD credits due to overcrowding and would not serve more than five years under the present award…