Giddeons v. State

Smith, Judge.

Appellant was indicted for cruelty to children and child molestation. He pleaded guilty to child molestation and the state entered a nolle prosequi on the cruelty to children count. Appellant asserts that the trial court erred in denying his motion to withdraw the guilty plea. We affirm.

On September 28, 1979, the trial court orally announced appellant’s sentence: “The sentence of the court then, for right now, until we have a chance to look into it more thoroughly, let you serve ten (10) years.” Thereupon, the trial court entered a written order setting appellant’s sentence at…