Williams v. State

On August 19, 2002, the appellant, Darryl Williams, pleaded guilty to sodomy in the first degree and was sentenced to 10 years in the state penitentiary. He appealed from the conviction entered on his guilty plea. It has come to this Court's attention that Williams did not reserve the right to raise any issue on appeal nor did he file a motion to withdraw his guilty plea. The question presented is what effect the failure to reserve an issue for appeal and the failure to file a motion to withdraw a guilty plea has on the appellate review of a conviction entered pursuant to a plea.

Williams…