State Ex Rel. Thompson v. Watkins

Petitioner, Thomas Red Thompson, invokes the original jurisdiction of this Court seeking a writ of habeas corpus to reduce two felony sentences. 1 The petitioner plead guilty to two counts of burglary in the Circuit Court of Preston County. He was sentenced to two one-to-fifteen year sentences. The two sentences were to run consecutively. 2 In this proceeding petitioner contends that he plead guilty to two counts of breaking and entering, not burglary. Petitioner requests that he be sentenced for the crimes of breaking and entering. 3

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FACTUAL BACKGROUND

This case began on June 6,1995. A…