Ingmire v. State

CASANUEVA, Judge.

Gary Ingmire, Jr., appeals his sentence of fifteen years in the Department of Corrections, alleging the trial court erred in concluding that he willfully failed to appear for sentencing pursuant to a plea agreement for which he was to receive a probationary sentence. We agree and reverse.

Facts

The State charged Mr. Ingmire with grand theft in the amount of $20,000 or more and scheming to defraud. In April 2007, he entered into a plea agreement with the State that was approved by the trial court. In return for a plea to the grand theft charge, the other charge would be…