Linthicum v. Indiana

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

Appellant Philip R. Linthicum initially pled guilty to the robbery of an IGA store. He was sentenced to an enhanced term of twenty years. He later sought post-conviction relief, alleging that his plea had not been voluntary and intelligent. The trial court denied his petition, but this Court reversed and remanded the action with instructions to allow Linthicum to withdraw his former plea. LÁnthicum v. State (1984), Ind., 465 N.E.2d 701. The State then filed a habitual offender charge against Linthicum. After a trial Linthicum was convicted of robbery, a class B felony,…