ALBANY, N.Y. (WNYT)- A convicted murderer in Albany County Court has requested to withdraw his guilty plea and fire his attorney.
Eric Chapman, 20, entered the courtroom as a convicted murderer but left with his conviction uncertain. This development upset prosecutors and the victim’s family.
Chapman, with a criminal history since age 12, pled guilty last year to killing 18-year-old Javone Sims Jr. The plea deal involved a 20-year-to-life sentence…