Dalton v. State

Barnes, Judge.

Larry D. Dalton entered a guilty plea to making terroristic threats but later moved to withdraw his plea. Finding that Dalton’s guilty plea had been entered freely and voluntarily, the trial court denied his motion. On appeal, Dalton attacks the trial court’s ruling on the voluntariness of his plea. Having reviewed the transcript of the plea hearing, we agree with the trial court’s determination and affirm.

After efforts to negotiate a guilty plea agreement were unsuccessful, Dalton’s case proceeded to trial. Following the trial court’s initial instructions to the jury, a bench…