Indiana Supreme Court· 7/1/1987

Collins v. State

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509 N.E.2d 827
1987 Ind. LEXIS 969

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holding that the defendant’s conviction and plea agreement would not be set aside because his sentence was in accordance with the plea agreement and he received the benefit of that agreement
observing that Collins agreed to plead to guilty to voluntary manslaughter, received credit for time served, and had his remaining time suspended and, therefore, could not challenge the conviction because the suspended portion of his sentence was illegal
observing that Collins agreed to plead to guilty to voluntary manslaughter, received credit for time served, and had his remaining time suspended and, therefore, could not challenge the conviction because the suspended portion of his sentence was illegal
finding no error where the defendant ben-efitted by receiving an illegally suspended sentence
“[A] defendant may not enter a plea agreement calling for an illegal sentence, benefit from that sentence, and then later complain that it was an illegal sentence.”
“[A] defendant may not enter a plea agreement calling for an illegal sentence, benefit from that sentence, and then later complain that it was an illegal sentence.”

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Judges: Dickson, Shepard, Debruler, Givan, Pivarnik

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