Groves v. State

OPINION

RATLIFEF, Senior Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Petitioner-Appellant Andrew L. Groves appeals the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief. We affirm.

ISSUES

Groves raises three issues for our review, which we restate as:

I. Whether Groves' guilty plea was conditioned on the dismissal of an illusory death penalty charge.

II. Whether Groves' guilty plea was the product of prosecutorial abuse of discretion.

Whether Groves' sentence was appropriate. TIL.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On September 28, 1987, Groves entered a plea of guilty to a charge of murder. At the guilty plea hearing,…