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Defendant Jefey Gay, II appealed orrs orrs nyg his motn for summary judgment and grantg summary judgment favor of the State on his petn for post-nvictn relief (PCR). In 2014, fendant pled no ntt to obstctn of jtice. As part of his plea lloquy wh the sentencg urt, fendant acknowledged that by changg his plea om not guilty to no ntt, he was givg up his right to appeal, which he would have had if he had mataed his not-guilty plea, gone to trial, and been nvicted. The urt imposed a sentence that was enhanced unr Vermont’s habual-offenr statute, 13 V.S.A. 11. Between 2001 and 2006, fendant was nvicted of four feloni that enhanced the sentence on the obstctn-of-jtice nvictn. He pled guilty to two of those nvictns, false pretens and grand larceny, at one proceedg 2004. In 2018, fendant filed his PCR petn, seekg to vate the sentence imposed on the 2014 obstctn-of-jtice nvictn. He argued that he was entled to a rentencg bee his pleas to the charg of false pretens and grand larceny 2004 were not ma knowgly and voluntarily. Specifilly, he alleged that the pleas were ficient bee the urt failed to elic om him an admissn to the factual basis supportg each of the charg. Defendant argued that whout the two prr nvictns, his sentence on the obstctn-of-jtice nvictn should not have been enhanced. In affirmg the trial urt, the Vermont Supreme Court ncurred fendant waived his right to challenge the legaly of his unrlyg nvictns and the imposn of an enhanced sentence when he entered a knowg and voluntary plea to obstctn of jtice.