Akin v. State
Annotate this CaseAppellant Joseph Akin entered a negotiated guilty plea to a charge of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. Appellant filed a petition for postconviction relief, alleging that he did not enter the guilty plea voluntarily. After a hearing, the trial court denied the motion. On appeal, Appellant contended that the circuit court's erroneous denial of his motion to suppress contraband discovered during a search after a traffic stop placed him in an untenable position that compelled him to plead guilty, thereby rendering his plea involuntary. The Supreme Court affirmed the trial court, holding that Appellant's argument was without merit.
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