State v. Wallace

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Lockett, J.:

Defendant entered an Alford plea to second-degree murder and aggravated robbery. Defendant filed a post-sentencing motion to withdraw his plea, claiming that he had not received the specific sentence promised and that he was not provided with effective assistance of counsel because his court-appointed attorney was acting as a special county attorney while defending him. The sentencing judge refused to allow defendant to withdraw his plea. Defendant appeals the denial of the motion to withdraw plea.

Dennis Wallace was charged with…