Thompson v. State

The issue presented is whether the circuit court erred by denying the defendant’s motion to withdraw his plea. We find that the court did not err primarily because the record conclusively refutes the defendant’s allegation that his plea was involuntary. Therefore, we affirm.

The state charged the defendant with possession of marijuana in an amount exceeding twenty grams. The probable cause affidavit alleged that when the police stopped the defendant’s vehicle, the police found the defendant smoking a marijuana cigarette while in possession of over twenty grams of marijuana.

At a hearing, the…