Carr v. State

Ruffin, Chief Judge.

Bernard Carr entered a guilty plea to charges of armed robbery and voluntary manslaughter. Carr later filed a “petition to correct [a] void sentence,” arguing that the sentence was illegal because the crime of armed robbery merged with the crime of voluntary manslaughter. The trial court denied his motion, and Carr appeals. As we find Carr waived any objection to his sentence by entering a guilty plea to the charges and specifically agreeing to separate, concurrent sentences for each charge, in exchange for the dismissal of five other charges, we affirm.

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