State v. Tate

STREIT, Justice.

The defendant, Randolph Tate, appeals from his conviction and sentence upon his guilty plea to voluntary absence. He contends his counsel was ineffective in permitting him to enter a guilty plea and failing to file a motion in arrest of judgment because the district court misinformed him of the maximum penalty for his crime. Because we conclude Tate has not established his ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claim, we affirm the decision of the court of appeals and preserve the issue for post-conviction relief proceedings.

I. Facts and Prior Proceedings

Randolph Tate walked out of…