Simpson v. State

OPINION

BLISS, Presiding Judge:

Appellant, Reuben Benjamin Simpson, hereinafter referred to as defendant, entered a plea of guilty in the District Court of Cleveland County, Case No. CRF-71-141, for the crime of Manslaughter in the First Degree. He was sentenced to serve *281a term of not less than ten (10) years and not more than thirty (30) years in the state penitentiary.

The defendant was originally charged with the crime of Murder. In plea negotiations between the defendant’s attorney and the District Attorney, the minimum term of four years was discussed by both parties if the defendant would…