Ware v. State

GIVAN, Justice.

In 1975, appellant entered a plea of guilty to Murder in the Perpetration of a Robbery. Appellant had entered into a plea agreement with the State under which they would drop a charge of first degree murder in the killing of a police officer, which called for a death sentence. The State further agreed to dismiss a third count, of robbery, in the instant case and would dismiss three other robbery cases pending against appellant.

At the time the State offered this plea agreement to appellant, his attorney advised him to accept it in order to avoid the death penalty. The attorney…