Terry v. State

Justice BEATTY:

This Court granted the State’s petition for a writ of certiorari to review the post-conviction relief (PCR) judge’s order reversing Terrence Dimingo Terry’s (Respondent’s) plea of guilty to criminal sexual conduct (CSC) with a minor, first degree and two counts of lewd act upon a child. We reverse.

FACTUAL/PROCEBURAL HISTORY

After Respondent’s nine-year-old stepdaughter disclosed to her mother that Respondent had sexually abused her in July 2004, Mother confronted Respondent about the allegations. During this confrontation, it was revealed that Respondent’s two other…