State v. Shumate

In 1987, defendant pleaded guilty to attempted aggravated murder and ex-convict in possession of a firearm. The trial court imposed a 30-year dangerous-offender sentence with a 15-year minimum term of confinement by way of a document titled simply “ORDER” (the 1987 sentencing order). At around the same time — in a case that is not implicated by this appeal — defendant was sentenced to life imprisonment with a 30-year minimum in a separate case in which he pleaded guilty to several crimes including the aggravated felony murder of his father, and he began serving that term. Nearly 25 years…