DEBRO v. STATE

No. 53S04-0308-CR-388.

821 N.E.2d 367 (2005)

Sherman C. DEBRO, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

January 27, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Spencer, Deputy Public Defender, Bloomington, IN, Attorney for Appellant.

Steve Carter, Attorney General of Indiana, Richard C. Webster, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellee.


RUCKER, Justice.

We grant transfer in this case to address the question of whether a plea agreement based on a withheld judgment is a nullity per se and thus void ab initio. We conclude it is not.

Fact and Procedural History

On March 10, 2001, after consuming some amount of alcohol, Sherman C. Debro became involved in a physical altercation with T.M., his live-in girlfriend, causing T.M. to sustain bodily injury. Apparently the parties' twelve...

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