Weaver v. State

On November 23, 1982, appellant pleaded guilty to theft of property in the first degree and escape in the third degree. He was sentenced to 22 1/2 years' imprisonment for the first offense and 10 years' imprisonment for the second offense with the sentences to run concurrently.

The four issues appellant raises on appeal involve his guilty plea and sentencing.

I

The first claim appellant makes is that his guilty plea was coerced. He asserts that during the plea bargaining process he was told by the state that if his case went to trial he could receive a sentence of life imprisonment without…