Opinion ID: 1954827
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Heading: Co-Defendants' Plea Agreements

Text: All of the defendants, except Brown, entered guilty pleas pursuant to agreements with the State. Turner and Henry agreed to enter guilty pleas to certain charges while others would be nolle prossed. They also agreed to testify on behalf of the State at the trial of any co-defendants. The plea agreements stated that their sentences would be imposed after they testified and provided for no more than five years of incarceration, if they testified truthfully. Lester Hickman entered guilty pleas and, prior to Brown's trial, received a sentence of five years. Charles Hickman entered guilty pleas and, after a presentence investigation, received a maximum incarceration of four and one-half years. The plea agreements of the Hickmans did not require them to testify for the State against any co-defendants nor did it condition their sentences on the nature of any trial testimony.