GARRETT v. STATE

No. 285S72.

499 N.E.2d 1121 (1986)

Rodney GARRETT, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

November 20, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan K. Carpenter, Public Defender, Kathryn Kelley, Deputy Public Defender, Indianapolis, for appellant.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., Richard Albert Alford, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.


SHEPARD, Justice.

Petitioner's sole argument in this appeal from the denial of post-conviction relief is that his guilty plea was not entered voluntarily and intelligently because the trial court failed to advise him of the possibility of an increased sentence due to prior convictions, citing Ind. Code 35-35-1-2 (Burns 1985 Repl.). We affirm.

Petitioner Rodney Garrett was initially charged with murder, attempted rape, confinement, and felony-murder. On November...

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