State v. Pina

Three defendants were indicted on August 29,1974, for multiple counts of aggravated burglary. On, November 11,1974, the charges were reduced to one count of breaking and entering, pleas of guilty were accepted and the defendants sentenced to terms of two to five years. On May 6, 1975, motions to withdraw the pleas of guilty were heard by the trial court and denied. It is from this denial that this appeal arises.

We agree that a motion to withdraw a plea of guilty may be made only before sentence is imposed, or after the imposition of a sentence is suspended or after sentence to correct a…