Title: Sexton v. State
Citation: 455 N.E.2d 910
Docket Number: 283S50
State: Indiana
Issuer: Indiana Supreme Court
Date: November 16, 1983

455 N.E.2d 910 (1983)
William SEXTON, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Indiana, Appellee.
No. 283S50.

Supreme Court of Indiana.
November 16, 1983.
Susan K. Carpenter, Public Defender, Ihor N. Boyko, Sp. Asst. Deputy Public Defender, Indianapolis, for appellant.
GIVAN, Chief Justice.
Appellant accepted a plea bargain agreement to the charge of Attempted Robbery While Armed With a Deadly Weapon. He was sentenced to fifteen (15) years imprisonment. Appellant brings this Post-Conviction Relief Appeal.
At the time appellant entered his guilty plea in 1979, I.C. § 35-4.1-1-3 (repealed by Acts 1981, P.L. 298, § 9, amended and recodified as I.C. § 35-35-1-2) provided in pertinent part:
This Court held, in German v. State, (1981) Ind., 428 N.E.2d 234, it was the duty of the trial judge to strictly comply with the language of the statute. A review of the record in the guilty plea proceedings reveals a failure to comply with section (b).
The State admits the trial court failed to advise appellant of his rights under I.C. § 35-4.1-1-3(b) and concedes appellant should be granted a new trial.
We reverse the trial court and remand the case with instructions to grant appellant's Post-Conviction Relief Petition.
All Justices concur.