Swanson v. State

MCFADDEN, Judge.

On October 8, 2007, Harley Swanson, with the assistance of counsel, pled guilty to robbery, aggravated assault and burglary. That same date, the trial court entered judgment of conviction and imposed a total sentence of 35 years, with 15 years to be served in confinement, followed by 20 years of probation. Three years later, on September 30, 2010, Swanson filed a pro se motion in arrest of judgment, claiming that the indictment upon which he entered his guilty plea was invalid in that it failed to properly allege venue. The trial court denied the motion, finding that the…