Battle v. State

Beasley, Judge.

In 1984, Battle pled guilty to the kidnapping with bodily injury of one victim and rape of another. Two consecutive sentences of life imprisonment were imposed. The Sentence Review Panel denied a reduction.

In 1987, the trial court denied Battle’s motion to modify his sentence as unduly harsh. In 1993 and 1996, the court denied Battle’s extraordinary motions to withdraw his guilty plea, which motions were based on the ground that the plea was not knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily entered. We held on appeal that the motions should have been dismissed on jurisdictional…