Ducksworth v. State

MAXWELL, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Patrick Ducksworth seeks post-conviction relief (PCR) from his 2001 guilty pleas to five counts of armed robbery. He argues his pleas were involuntary, and that he should have been sentenced under a previously existing sentencing scheme, which provided the possibility of parole eligibility for armed robbers. After review, we find that not only is his post-conviction challenge almost eight years too late, but the plea colloquy shows Ducks-worth’s pleas were knowingly and intelligently made. We also find parole is not available to those convicted of armed robbery…