State ex rel. Fite v. Johnson

Amy J. Fite, the Christian County Prosecuting Attorney, filed a petition for a writ of prohibition alleging the circuit court exceeded its authority by sustaining Robby Ledford’s Rule 29.07(d) motion to withdraw his plea of guilty to felony stealing pursuant to § 570.030,3(1)1 and resentenc-ing him as a misdemeanor offender. Led-ford’s claim is procedurally defaulted and substantively meritless. This Court’s preliminary writ of prohibition is made permanent.

Facts and Procedural Background

In 2013, Ledford pleaded guilty to stealing property worth more than $500 but less than $25,000. Pursuant…