Mergel v. State

Cooper, Judge.

This appeal is from the denial of appellant’s motion to withdraw his guilty plea.

Appellant, indicted for murder, was convicted by a jury of voluntary manslaughter and received a sentence of 15 years to serve ten years. Appellant, through an attorney who was not his trial attorney, filed a motion for new trial which was heard by the trial court and taken under advisement. Before the court ruled on the motion for new trial, a negotiated plea agreement was reached whereby the State would consent to the granting of the new trial and appellant would then plead guilty to voluntary…