Gregory v. State

SHEPARD, Justice.

As the result of participating in the escape of a prisoner who was paying an escorted visit to a funeral home in 1974, Eddie Gregory was charged with Robbery and two counts of Aiding Escape of Prisoners. The prosecutor further alleged that he was an habitual offender.

On the morning of his trial in 1977, Gregory reached an agreement with the prosecutor and pleaded guilty to the three felonies in return for a recommendation of three concurrent thirty year sentences. The prosecutor also agreed to drop the habitual offender charge.

Six years later, Gregory filed a pro se Petition…