Hope v. State

Ruffin, Judge.

After the trial court declared a mistrial, Arondel Hope pled guilty to criminal trespass. Following sentencing, Hope attempted to withdraw his guilty plea. On appeal, Hope enumerates three errors. For reasons that follow, we affirm.

On the second day of Hope’s trial, the court declared a mistrial because the brother of one of the jurors had sustained critical injuries in an automobile accident. The court explained, “[b]ecause of the fact that she [a juror] is excused, we do not obviously, have enough jurors in the case to decide the case.” After consultation off the record with…