Franks v. State

McFadden, Judge.

On July 16, 2012, Crisincio Franks pled guilty to 11 counts of armed robbery, and the trial court sentenced Franks to serve concurrent terms of 25 years in custody as to each count. On August 14, 2012, Franks filed a motion to withdraw his guilty plea, which he subsequently amended to assert that he had an absolute right to withdraw his plea because the 25-year sentences exceeded the statutory range of punishment for armed robbery and were thus illegal and void. After a hearing on the motion, the trial court acknowledged that the 25-year sentences were improper, but…