State v. Auerbach

LeGRAND, Justice.

This case is here on review from the Court of Appeals. It concerns a guilty plea to a charge of larceny of a motor vehicle (§ 321.82, The Code 1973) in which it is now alleged defendant did not understand the nature of the charge because the issue of intent was not explained to him. We affirm the decision of the Court of Appeals.

We must first relate the strange procedural circumstances surrounding this appeal. The plea was entered on October 23, 1973. No appeal was taken, but in 1977 defendant filed an application for postcon-viction relief under section 663A.1, The Code…