Beal v. State

NEWTON, Presiding Judge.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Mr. Jermont Beal pleaded guilty to four counts of first degree assault, drug trafficking in the second degree and unlawful use of a weapon, and four counts of armed criminal action. The Honorable Charles William Kramer sentenced Mr. Beal to concurrent sentences totaling fifteen years.

Mr. Beal filed an amended motion under Rule 24.035 alleging that he entered his plea of guilty because he was informed by his plea counsel that, since he was being sentenced for first degree assault as a Class B felony, he was not subject to § 558.019. 1…