People v. Bolden

After defendant pled guilty to attempted uttering and publishing forged instruments and was sentenced she filed a motion to withdraw her plea or, alternatively, to modify the sentence to conform to the plea agreement. Defendant claimed that her plea was induced by assurances from an assistant prosecutor and a *125police officer that she would receive a minimum sentence of two years. After pleading guilty she was sentenced to from 40 months to 5 years.

In ruling on defendant’s motion to withdraw plea or modify sentence, the trial judge refused to consider defendant’s testimony as to what promises…