People v. Douthit

Defendant, Ricky Douthit, appeals from a conviction and sentence entered pursuant to his plea of guilty to the offense of burglary. His motion to withdraw the pleas and vacate judgment was denied by the circuit court of Madison County.

Defendant Douthit contends in this appeal that his guilty plea was not voluntarily and intelligently made because his attorney misinformed him as to the effect of a negotiated plea agreement. More specifically, defendant claims that his retained counsel incorrectly informed him that because of the plea agreement the sentence imposed on the pleaded offense would…