Lee v. State

JOHNSON, Presiding Judge.

On March 17, 2000, Johnny Scott Lee pled guilty to robbery by force, aggravated assault, theft by taking a motor vehicle, two counts of armed robbery, two counts of kidnapping, and three counts of burglary. The trial court merged several of the offenses into others and imposed various concurrent sentences that amount to a sentence of twelve years in confinement, followed by eight years on probation.

Approximately 11 months after entering his guilty plea, Lee filed a motion to withdraw it, which the trial court denied on February 23, 2001. More than three-and-a-half…