Hodgin v. State

PRATHER, Presiding Justice,

for the Court:

I. INTRODUCTION

¶ 1. This case arises from the alleged sexual molestation of several young boys on a flag football team coached by the appellant, Len-zy Louis Hodgin. Hodgin was indicted on five counts of child fondling and one count of sexual battery. Hodgin agreed to plead guilty to one charge of fondling a seven-year-old boy. The State agreed to recommend the maximum sentence of ten years on this charge, and to pass the other charges to the files. Upon the entry of Hodgin’s guilty plea, and, in accordance with the State’s recommendation, the trial…