Followell v. State

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

Appellant David Followell pled guilty as charged in 1983 to one count of criminal deviate conduct, a class B felony, Ind.Code § 35-42-4-2 (West 1986). He was sentenced to twenty years, the maximum sentence allowed by statute for a class B felony. -Ind.Code § 385-50-2-5 (West 1986).

At the combined guilty plea and sentencing hearing, the judge questioned Followell to determine whether his guilty plea was voluntary and intelligent. The judge's questions closely tracked the controlling statute, Indiana Code § 85-85-1-2, requiring judges, before accepting a guilty plea, to…