State v. Cozart

OPINION

BAKER, Chief Judge.

When Michael Cozart agreed to plead guilty, he did not understand that the trial court was without discretion to suspend any of the minimum sentence he faced because of his prior felony convictions. After Cozart fully understood the trial court’s sentencing authority, he moved to withdraw his guilty plea, but the trial court refused to permit the withdrawal. On post-conviction, the court found that Co-zart had not knowingly and voluntarily pleaded guilty because the trial court had not adequately advised him regarding the potential length of the sentence it was about…