Ford v. State

The appellant, Harvey Ford, pleaded guilty to attempted assault in the first degree, in violation of § 13A-4-2 and § 13A-6-20, Code of Alabama 1975, and was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment. He raises three issues on appeal; however, because of our disposition of this case, we find it necessary to address only the following issue.

On appeal, Ford argues, for the first time, that the trial court erred by accepting his plea of guilty to an offense that he argues is not a lesser-included offense of the offense of solicitation to commit murder, for which he was indicted. The indictment reads,…