Crocker v. State

PRENTICE, Justice.

The Petitioner (Appellant) pled guilty, pursuant to an oral plea bargain agreement, to dealing in a controlled substance and was sentenced to fifteen (15) years imprisonment. This appeal from the denial of post-conviction relief presents two issues for our review, one of which compels us to reverse the judgment of the trial court and to order the Petitioner's guilty plea vacated. '

On May 20, 1975, the State charged the Petitioner and two co-defendants with possession with the intent to deliver a controlled substance. Petitioner was subsequently arraigned, and a trial date…