Bates v. State

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

Appellant Bobby Joe Bates pled guilty to criminal deviate conduct, a class A felony, Ind. Code § 85-42-4-2 (Burns 1979 Repl.), and two counts of battery, a class C felony, Ind. Code § 85-42-2-1 (Burns 1979 Repl.). The trial court sentenced him to fifty years imprisonment for criminal deviate conduct to be served consecutive to concurrent terms of five years for the battery counts. Bates filed a Petition for Post-Conviction Relief, which the trial court denied. He appeals that denial, raising two issues:

1) Whether the trial court erred in ac cepting his plea to class A…