Nathan v. State

FAIR, J., for the Court:

¶ 1. Sheldon Nathan appeals the dismissal of his motion for post-conviction relief in which he asserted his indictment was defective.

¶2. The indictment charging Nathan with forgery and conspiracy to commit forgery was amended on March 19, 2007, to charge him as a habitual offender. On September 11, 2009, Nathan filed a written petition to enter a plea of guilty to the indictment, which was accepted by the trial court that same day, after a plea colloquy. He was sentenced to be incarcerated for five years, consecutively to another five-year, formerly suspended sentence…