Jones v. State

BUCHANAN, Chief Judge.

CASE SUMMARY

Petitioner-appellant James Jones (Jones) seeks review of the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief 1 in which he requests that his guilty pleas be vacated as they were not voluntarily, knowingly, and intelligently entered because the trial court failed to advise him of the minimum penalties for the offenses or the possibility of issuance of consecutive sentences as required by statute.

We reverse and remand.

FACTS

The facts most favorable to the decision reveal that, on November 15 and 18, 1980, Jones was charged with two counts of burglary 2 and one…