Johnson v. State

Petitioner was indicted for first-degree burglary and grand larceny. He pled guilty to second-degree burglary and grand larceny. He was sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment for burglary and ten years, concurrent, for grand larceny. No direct appeal was taken.

Petitioner has filed a petition for a writ of certiorari from the denial, after a hearing, of his application for postconviction relief. We grant certiorari, dispense with further briefing and vacate petitioner’s conviction and sentence for grand larceny.

Petitioner maintains that the circuit court lacked jurisdiction to accept his plea to…