Young v. People

Defendant, Michael Shane Young, claims that his plea of guilty was infirm because the trial court did not advise him of the mandatory parole consequences of a sentence to incarceration at the time of the providency hearing. In analyzing Defendant's claims, we first restate the proposition that mandatory parole is a direct consequence of a plea of guilty to a felony that could carry a prison sentence. Hence, the trial court must so advise the defendant at the providency hearing, although the failure to do so may be harmless error. Even if the parties have reached a stipulated plea agreement…