Brown v. State

DeBRULER, Justice.

Lee Otis Brown appeals from the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief in which he sought to withdraw his plea of guilty to the offense of attempted voluntary manslaughter. After originally entering a plea of not guilty to a charge of attempted murder, a class A felony, Ind. Code §§ 35-41-5-1 and 35-42-1-1 (Burns 1979 Repl.), defendant requested that he be allowed to withdraw that plea and enter a plea of guilty to attempted voluntary manslaughter, Ind.Code §§ 35-41-5-1 and 35-42-1-3 (Burns 1979 Repl.), pursuant to a plea agreement. The prosecutor agreed to…