People v. Robinson

Defendant pled guilty to 2 counts of aggravated DUI, 1 count of driving while his license was revoked, and other petty traffic offenses, and State agreed to cap its sentencing recommendation at 18 years. Court sentenced Defendant to 20 years on count I of aggravated DUI charge, merging count II with count I and entering convictions on other offenses.  Defendant's appeal is an excessive sentence challenge from a "negotiated plea", which is improper.  Defendant's recourse was to file a motion to withdraw his guilty plea and argue on appeal how the trial court erred in denying his motion, but he failed to do so.  (HOLDER WHITE and STEIGMANN, concurring.)