State ex rel. Williams v. Wilson

WILLIAM RAY PRICE, Jr., Judge.

Dean Williams pled guilty to felony counts of drug possession and trafficking in the second degree. On March 6, 2001, the circuit court for the city of St. Louis entered a judgment and sentence against Williams on both counts. After the sentence was announced, the state sought to set aside Williams’ guilty plea because the sentence of the court was not what the state had recommended. The court refused to set aside the sentence at that time, but then issued an order two days later setting aside the judgment and sentence and reassigning Williams’ case for trial.

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