State v. Allen

Appellant Spicy Jean Allen aka Spicy Carter (hereinafter Ms. “Allen”) seeks relief from the August 6, 2008, ruling of the Circuit Court of Mercer County refusing to alter the sentence imposed following her plea of guilt in connection with charges of first degree murder and conspiracy to commit first degree murder. 1 Contending that she admitted guilt to the offense of attempt to commit murder rather than the offense of attempt to commit murder in the first degree, Ms. Allen argues that she was incorrectly sentenced. As an additional ground, she asserts ineffective assistance of counsel based…