Edwards v. State

OPINION

BAKER, Judge.

Appellant-defendant Andre E. Edwards appeals the propriety of the fifteen-year sentence that was imposed following his guilty plea to Neglect of a Dependent, 1 a class B felony. Edwards claims that he should not be foreclosed from challenging his sentence even though he decided to plead guilty. In essence, Edwards maintains that while the written plea agreement he signed indicated a fifteen-year sentencing "cap," the trial court still had discretion to decide the precise sentence that should be imposed. Edwards further maintains that his sentence must be set aside because…