Cornelious v. State

OPINION

BARNES, Judge.

Case Summary

Virgil Cornelious appeals the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief. We reverse and remand. ~

Issue

Cornelious raises two issues. We address the dispositive issue of whether his guilty plea was voluntary. 1

Facts

On January 15, 1999, the State charged Cornelious with three counts of Class A felony child molesting and later charged him with being an habitual offender. On March 24, 1999, Cornelious and the State filed a joint motion for continuance, which the trial court granted. On June 11, 1999, the State moved for and the trial court granted a…