DueProcess JusticiabilityDoctri
Is a petitioner denied due process of law, and is his guilty plea void, where his plea was not entered knowingly, intelligently and voluntarily, due to the trial court's failure to notify him, prior to accepting his guilty plea, that in pleading guilty he is subject to mandatory consecutive sentences and to the punitive sanction of lifetime registration as a tier III sex offender?
QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW: IS A PETITIONER DENIED DUE PROCESS OF LAW, AND IS HIS GUILTY PLEA VOID, WHERE HIS PLEA WAS NOT ENTERED KNOWINGLY, INTELLIGENTLY AND VOLUNTARILY, DUE TO THE TRIAL COURT'S FAILURE TO NOTIFY HIM, PRIOR TO ACCEPTING HIS GUILTY PLEA, THAT IN PLEADING GUILTY HE IS SUBJECT TO MANDATORY CONSECUTIVE SENTENCES AND TO THE PUNITIVE SANCTION OF LIFETIME REGISTRATION AS A TIER III SEX OFFENDER? SECOND QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW: IS A PETITIONER DENIED DUE PROCESS AND EQUAL PROTECTION OF LAW WHEN AN APPELLATE COURT HOLDS THAT THE TRIAL COURT DID NOT HAVE JURISDICTION TO HEAR HIS MOTION TO VACATE VOID PLEA AGREEMENT FILED?