State v. Lambros

On December 11, 1986, defendant-appellant Louis P. Lambros was indicted for bribery and theft in office. He pled not guilty at his arraignment.

After a period of discovery, defendant appeared in court on August 10, 1987, withdrew his previously entered plea of not guilty, and entered a plea of guilty to theft in office. The bribery charge was dismissed, and defendant was referred for a presentence investigation.

On November 5, 1987, defendant appeared for sentencing and made an oral motion to withdraw his guilty plea because he had been led to believe that he would be put on probation.…