Tumulty v. State

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

Appellant Jeffrey E. Tumulty asked the Madison Circuit Court to withdraw his plea of not guilty and accept his plea of guilty to all the filed charges against him. The trial court allowed the change and accepted his plea. He now seeks to challenge that acceptance on direct appeal. He may not do so.

I. Statement of Facts

The charges resulted from Tumulty’s conduct on August 3, 1993, when he attempted to force a woman he knew to submit to anal intercourse at her Elwood home. As she fought him off, Tumulty struck her in the face. Alerted by the struggle, her brother came to…