Charlie Davis Leshore, Jr. v. State of Indiana

── Charlie Davis Leshore, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23S-CR-00051 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: February 28, 2023 Author: Justice Mark Massa County of Origin: Allen Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed and Remanded Justice Rush and Justice Molter concur. Justice Slaughter and Justice Goff dissent In 1999, Charlie Leshore pleaded guilty to these crimes: burglary, a Class B felony; two counts of robbery as Class B felonies; rape, a Class A felony; and two counts of criminal confinement as Class B felonies. App. Vol. II, p. 24. Under the plea agreement, the trial court was entrusted the “final and full authority to impose the sentence it deem[ed] proper.” Id. In its colloquy with Leshore, the court advised him that he was relinquishing certain rights by pleading guilty to these felonies, which included the right to appeal his conviction.