Perry v. State

Phipps, Judge.

Following entry of a nonnegotiated guilty plea, LeConte Jamil Perry was convicted of felony obstruction of an officer, carrying a concealed weapon, and failure to use a safety belt in a passenger vehicle. He was given a partially probated sentence of five years imprisonment for the first offense, a consecutive twelve-month sentence for the second offense, and no incarceration for the third.

About one month after sentencing, Perry (with the assistance of a new attorney) moved to withdraw his guilty plea on grounds that it had not been intelligently, knowingly, and voluntarily…