Bryant v. State

OPINION

DARDEN, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

William L. Bryant appeals from the denial of his petition for postconviction relief.

We reverse.

ISSUE

Whether the habitual offender portion of Bryant's guilty plea to robbery must be reversed because his previous convictions were not in the required sequence.

FACTS

In 1979, Bryant pleaded guilty to attempted robbery, a class C felony, and served a two-year sentence. In 1985, Bryant pleaded guilty to robbery, a class B felony, and was sentenced to a 20-year term of imprisonment. In 1986, Bryant obtained postconviction relief from the 1979 attempted robbery…