Liston T. Gumbs, Jr. v. State

The defendant appeals the circuit court’s order summarily denying his motion to withdraw his plea to attempted first-degree murder with a firearm. According to the defendant: (1) his motion to withdraw plea was facially sufficient because it alleged that defense counsel misadvised him that if he proceeded to trial and was found guilty, the court was required to sentence him to life in prison; (2) he is entitled to an evidentiary hearing on his motion to withdraw plea because the record does not conclusively refute his allegations; and (3) he is entitled to a Sheppard 1 hearing to determine…