Bennefield v. State

Ricky James Bennefield pleaded guilty and was convicted for the possession of marijuana for personal use and for burglary in the third degree. He was given concurrent sentences of 12 months and 5 years (split with 16 months' imprisonment and 5 years' probation). On this appeal from those convictions, Bennefield argues that the trial court should have granted his motions to withdraw his guilty pleas.

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Bennefield argues that the record does not show that he was advised of the minimum and maximum range of punishment, and that the colloquy on the guilty pleas does not satisfy the requirements of…