Davis v. State
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The Supreme Court dismissed Appellant's appeal of his sentence, holding that Appellant's written plea agreement with the State unambiguously waived his right to appeal his sentence.
Appellant pled guilty to four theft-related offenses in exchange for a more lenient sentence. Both Appellant and his attorney signed a three-page plea agreement with the State in which Appellant waived his right to appeal his sentence. Appellant sought to appeal his sentence despite his plea agreement. The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, holding (1) Appellant waived his right to appeal his sentence; and (2) if Appellant's guilty plea was not knowing and voluntary because the trial judge's misstatements misled him as to which rights he was waiving, Appellant's remedy was to vacate his conviction through post-conviction relief proceedings.
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