Wright v. State

LOWENSTEIN, Judge.

This appeal concerns the denial of motion for post-conviction relief. Wright appeals the decision of the motion court denying that: 1) his plea of guilty to two separate charges amounted to double jeopardy; and 2) trial counsel’s failure to inform his client of the possible double jeopardy implications of pleading guilty to the two crimes amounted to ineffective assistance of counsel.

The underlying facts are that Wright stole a controlled substance and entered guilty pleas, then in this case, on advice of counsel pled guilty, to charges of possession of the same contraband.

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