Hutchinson v. State

SHEPARD, Justice.

Petitioner Montez Hutchinson was initially charged with kidnapping, robbery, dealing in a sawed off shotgun, and resisting law enforcement. Pursuant to a plea agreement, he pled guilty to the shotgun charge and to an amended information for confinement, a class B felony. The State recommended concurrent sentences of two years and fifteen years, respectively. The trial court accepted the plea and imposed the recommended sentence.

Appealing the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief, Hutchinson argues that his pleas were not entered voluntarily and intelligently…