Gates v. State

Sidney McNeal Gates ("Gates") appeals from the motion court's judgment that granted his post-conviction request for relief *92from a conviction and sentence for felony stealing. Though Gates prevailed on his post-conviction motion, he appeals because the motion court vacated his guilty plea and restored his case on the trial docket, instead of vacating his felony conviction and entering a conviction for misdemeanor stealing with an appropriate sentence. We dismiss Gates's appeal as moot.

Factual and Procedural Background

On July 15, 2016, Gates pleaded guilty to the class C felony of stealing…