Leary v. State

RUFFIN, Presiding Judge.

As part of a negotiated plea, Victor Leary pled guilty to two counts of armed robbery, two counts of kidnapping, and two counts of possessing a firearm during the commission of a crime and was sentenced to fifteen years in jail. He moved to withdraw his plea, and the trial court denied the motion. Leary appeals this ruling, arguing that he should have been permitted to withdraw his plea because: (1) the record fails to establish a factual basis for the plea; (2) there is insufficient evidence that his plea was knowingly and intelligently entered; and (3) he received…