Pannarale v. State

BARTEAU, Judge.

Donato Pannarale pleaded guilty, pursuant to a plea agreement, to Dealing in Cocaine, a Class B felony. In exchange for the guilty plea, the State dismissed three other pending charges and agreed that the executed sentence imposed should not exceed ten years, and that the State would "stand mute" at sentencing. Pannarale was sentenced to a term of ten years imprisonment. In August, 1992, Pannarale petitioned the sentencing court for reduction of his sentence pursuant to Ind.Code 35-38-1-28. This petition was denied on September 29, 1992.

Before pleading guilty, Pannarale, by…