McCray v. State

FAIR, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Oliver McCray was charged in the Circuit Court of Wilkinson County as an habitual offender with murder, robbery, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The State offered McCray an “open” plea agreement where he would plead guilty in exchange for reduced charges (manslaughter and robbery as an habitual offender) but without a sentencing recommendation from the State. The circuit court accepted McCray’s plea on April 4, 2008, and after a hearing he was sentenced to serve fifteen and twenty years on the charges, respectively. The sentences were ordered to…