England v. State

LISA WHITE HARDWICK, Judge.

Brent England appeals the denial of his Rule 24.035 1 Motion, in which he sought to set aside his guilty plea to first-degree assault and sentence of fifteen years. We reverse and remand because there was an insufficient factual basis to establish that England knowingly and voluntarily pled guilty to the charged offense.

Facts and Procedural History

On July 8, 1999, Brent England and Sean Romeiser spent most of the day together drinking and riding around Chilli-cothe. That evening, they decided to do further “road tripping” with Joseph Woods and Chris Mills. At some…