Curtis v. Coffeewood Correctional Center

By Judge Marcus D. Williams

This matter is before the Court on the Respondent’s Motion to Dismiss Petitioner’s Habeas Corpus Petition. For the reasons stated herein, the Respondent’s Motion to Dismiss is granted and the Petitioner’s Request for an Evidentiary Hearing is denied.

Facts

On June 22,2004, Petitioner was convicted by the Court, upon entering Alford pleas, of two counts of obtaining money by false pretenses. At the plea hearing, Petitioner was represented by Charles Swedish, Esquire.

*310Prior to sentencing, the Petitioner, pro se,1 filed a motion to withdraw his guilty pleas based on…