Boone v. State

¶1 In 2001, Verdice Boone pled guilty in Polk County to felony murder, aggravated battery, and arson. He received a life sentence for felony murder and a concurrent 20-year sentence for the arson offense. In 2006, Boone filed a motion to withdraw his guilty plea. “It is well settled that when the term of court has expired in which a defendant was sentenced pursuant to a guilty plea, the trial court lacks jurisdiction to allow the withdrawal of the plea. [Boone’s] only available means to withdraw his guilty plea is through habeas corpus proceedings.” 1 Accordingly, the trial court properly denied Boone’s motion to withdraw his guilty plea. 2

¶2 Judgment affirmed.