Williams v. State

Defendant-appellant, Douglas Ralph Williams, and his co-defendant were informed against for commission of the crime of robbery. They were both found to be insolvent, the same public defender was appointed to represent them and both defendants entered a plea of not guilty of robbery. Subsequently, the prior not guilty pleas were withdrawn and defendants entered pleas of guilty to the lesser offense of assault with intent to commit robbery. The guilty pleas were accepted by the court following the required examination of the defendants to determine whether they realized the nature of their…