State v. Sherman

Dale Price, Justice.

We are asked to review the decision of the court of appeals in Sherman v. State, 30 Ark. App. 217, 785 S.W.2d 49 (1990). The question presented is whether the appellant may appeal from his plea of guilty. The court of appeals answered this question in the affirmative and gave the appellant the relief he requested. We reverse that decision and dismiss the appeal.

The facts are that the appellant was charged with theft by receiving, a Class C felony. He decided to plead guilty and a plea hearing was held. At the hearing, he was informed that the offense carried a, penalty of…