Kennedy v. State

The appellant, Belinda Ann Kennedy, pleaded guilty to the offense of robbery in the first degree, a violation of §13A-8-41, Code of Alabama 1975. She was sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment.

The appellant's sole contention on appeal is that she should have been allowed to withdraw her guilty plea because, she argues, the trial court did not correctly advise her of the minimum sentence that she could receive by entering a guilty plea, as required by Rule 14.4(a)(1)(ii), Ala.R.Crim.P., and Boykin v. Alabama, 395 U.S. 238,89 S.Ct. 1709, 23 L.Ed.2d 274 (1969). Specifically, the appellant maintains…