Chambliss v. State

Terry Chambliss appeals the summary denial of his motion for postconviction relief. We reverse.

Chambliss states that he is now serving a total sentence of twenty years. The sentence stems from a 1988 charge of purchasing cocaine, plus a violation of a probationary term imposed in 1981 for attempted armed robbery. Chambliss pled guilty to both offenses, but alleges that he did so believing he would receive no more than a fifteen-year sentence.

In denying the motion, the trial court failed to attach to its order any exhibits from the record which conclusively refute the claim that Chambliss…