State v. Welch

PEDERSON, Justice.

Gloria Mortrud Welch 1 appeals separately from her convictions on guilty pleas of two counts of theft of property. We reverse and remand.

Welch was charged with two separate counts of theft of property in excess of $500, a Class C felony. The charges stemmed from a series of insufficient fund checks allegedly issued by Welch in February 1983. At her arraignment on January 3, 1984, Welch entered a plea of not guilty.

On February 7, 1984, Welch withdrew her not guilty plea and entered a plea of guilty. The court did not accept the plea at that time, but deferred acceptance until…