holding that plea colloquy, complaint, and photographs of the victim’s injuries established a sufficient factual basis because the “defendant, by his plea of guilty, in effect judicially admitted the allegations contained in the complaint.”
How later courts described this case
- holding that plea colloquy, complaint, and photographs of the victim’s injuries established a sufficient factual basis because the “defendant, by his plea of guilty, in effect judicially admitted the allegations contained in the complaint.”
- concluding that a defendant’s plea had a sufficient factual basis because, in part, the record contained a copy of the complaint, and the defendant in effect judicially admitted to the allegations in the complaint by pleading guilty
- stating that the defendant’s assertion that defense counsel promised him probation was negated by the record and that “[c]learly, therefore, the trial court was justified in finding that no such promise had been made
- stating that “[o]ther possible benefits of the accuracy requirement include assisting the court in determining whether the plea is intelligently entered and facilitating the rehabilitation of 6 the defendant”
Written by the judges who cited it.
The opinion
SCOTT, Justice
(dissenting).
I join in the dissent of Chief Justice Am-dahl.