State v. Lothenbach

PETERSON, Justice.

Defendant, originally charged with four counts of illegal possession of controlled substances, negotiated, through his counsel, a plea agreement whereby he entered a plea to the count charging him with possession of cocaine, and the trial court sentenced him to a prison term of 2 years with execution stayed and defendant placed on probation, the first 9 months to be served in the workhouse. Defendant’s sentence has been stayed pending appeal. Two issues are raised by the appeal: first, whether defendant’s guilty plea constitutes a forfeiture of his right to appeal the…