Watson v. State

Givan, J. *

Appellant was charged by affidavit with the crime of possession of heroin. Appellant first entered a plea of not guilty. A motion to suppress evidence was filed. Appellant then moved the court to withdraw her plea of not guilty and enter a plea of guilty, which motion was granted. Pre-trial investigation was ordered, and appellant was subsequently sentenced to the Indiana State Women’s Prison for a period of two to ten years. At the time of sentencing, the prosecuting attorney made a recommendation to the court that the sentence be suspended, stating to the court that…