State v. Coleman

This cause came on before the court upon defendant’s appeal from a denial of his motion to modify his sentence from an indefinite term to a definite term. We affirm.

The defendant, William Coleman, was indicted by the grand jury on one count of rape, a first degree felony, and one count of endangering children, a first degree misdemeanor, the crime allegedly having taken place in August 1983. Defendant pleaded not guilty. Subsequently, pursuant to a plea bargaining agreement, defendant withdrew his not guilty plea and entered a plea of guilty to a reduced count of sexual battery, a third…