Coleman v. State

Gregory, Justice.

Michael Coleman was indicted for murder and kidnapping ¡with bodily injury. Coleman pled guilty and was sentenced to two concurrent life sentences. Three years later, Coleman filed an extraordinary motion to withdraw his guilty plea. The trial court denied the motion, and we affirm.

Before Coleman’s arraignment, the district attorney agreed not to seek the death penalty if Coleman would plead guilty. Coleman pled guilty to both counts of the indictment at a hearing on June 3, 1982. Following the plea, the trial court informed Coleman he could withdraw the plea until the time…