Mulkey v. State

Andrews, Presiding Judge.

Monette Mulkey appeals from the judgment entered after she pled guilty to theft by taking. She claims that after the trial court informed her that it intended to reject the negotiated plea agreement, it failed to inform her that the disposition of her case might be less favorable than that contemplated by the plea agreement. We agree and reverse.

Mulkey pled guilty to theft by taking pursuant to a negotiated plea agreement. At the plea hearing, the court informed Mulkey, “I will follow the recommendation in part and I won’t follow it in part.” The court did not inform…