State v. Browning

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Six, J.:

The defendant, Ronald Browning, appeals from a conviction of one count of second-degree murder and two counts of forgery following his plea of nolo contendere. Browning contends that the complaint/information, which was orally amended at the plea hearing, was fatally defective. We agree. Browning’s conviction was void for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, and the case is reversed.

Browning asserts that the denial of his motions to withdraw his plea was an abuse of discretion. Because of our defective oral complaint reversal, it is not…