State v. Cozart

878 N.E.2d 395 (2007)

STATE of Indiana, Appellant-Respondent,

v.

Michael A. COZART, Appellee-Petitioner.

No. 22A01-0704-PC-183.

Court of Appeals of Indiana.

December 26, 2007.

Steve Carter, Attorney General of Indiana, Cynthia L. Ploughe, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellant.

Michael A. Gillenwater, Jeffersonville, IN, Attorney for Appellee.

OPINION

BAKER, Chief Judge.

When Michael Cozart agreed to plead guilty, he did not understand that the trial court was without discretion to suspend any of the minimum sentence he faced because of his prior felony convictions. After…