Nelson v. State

866 So.2d 594 (2002)

Gerald Ladon NELSON

v.

STATE of Alabama.

CR-01-1515.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama.

November 22, 2002.

Rehearing Denied January 24, 2003.

David K. Hogg, Dothan, for appellant.

William H. Pryor, Jr., atty. gen., and J. Thomas Leverette, asst. atty. gen., for appellee.

SHAW, Judge.

On February 11, 2002, Gerald Ladon Nelson entered a guilty plea pursuant to a plea agreement with the State to first-degree rape, a violation of § 13A-6-61, Ala.Code 1975. After accepting his guilty plea, the trial court sentenced Nelson to 15 years' imprisonment and scheduled a probation hearing for…