Brown v. State

Walter Lee Brown appeals after pleading guilty and being convicted of 2 counts of criminal possession of a forged instrument, a Class C felony, and 11 counts of negotiating a worthless instrument, a Class A misdemeanor. He was sentenced as a habitual felony offender with two prior felonies to 10 years' imprisonment for each of the two counts of criminal possession of a forged instrument, and 12 months in the county jail on each of the remaining 11 counts. The sentences are to be served concurrently.

On June 23, 1999, a guilty plea hearing was conducted at which Brown was represented by George…