Ex Parte Lawrence Anthony Gibauitch

Summary

The Court denied the applicant's habeas petition, holding that his guilty plea was voluntary because he showed no harm from the trial court's admonishment and there was no plea bargain to evaluate. The Court remanded the case for reassessment of the sentence to ensure it falls within the proper statutory range. A dissent argued the admonishment was improper and the plea involuntary, while a concurrence agreed with the remand but emphasized that later changes in law do not invalidate a voluntary plea.