Waters v. State

The appellant, Billy Dewayne Waters, pled guilty to third-degree robbery, a violation § 13A-8-13(a)(1), Ala. Code 1975. The trial court sentenced him, as a habitual offender, to serve a term of twenty years in prison. See § 13A-5-9 (c)(1), Ala. Code 1975. The appellant filed a motion to withdraw to his guilty plea, which the trial court denied. This appeal followed.

The appellant argues that the trial court erroneously denied his motion to withdraw his guilty plea. Specifically, he contends that the trial court should have allowed him to withdraw his guilty plea after it did not sentence him…