Paige v. State (Per Curiam)
Annotate this CaseAppellant entered a plea of nolo contendere to battery in the first degree and was sentenced as a habitual offender to 132 months' imprisonment. Appellant subsequently filed a pro se petition for postconviction relief, contending that he was denied effective assistance of counsel and that the trial court erred in not advising him when the plea was entered that he would not be eligible for parole. After an evidentiary hearing, the trial court denied the petition. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) the trial court did not err in finding that Appellant's trial counsel did not provide ineffective assistance; and (2) Appellant failed to demonstrate that his plea was not a valid plea.
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