Burtram v. State

Randall Burtram appeals from the trial court's denial of his motion to withdraw his guilty plea following a conviction for rape in the first degree. Burtram was charged in a two-count indictment with rape by forcible compulsion (Count I) and rape of a child between the ages of 12 and 16 (Count II). After plea negotiations, Count II was dismissed and Burtram pleaded guilty to the offense charged in Count I. The State's factual basis for the plea was that on March 8, 1997, Burtram, who is over 16 years old, used force against the victim, who was 12 years old at the time of the offense, in order…