Johnson v. State

OPINION

REID, Chief Justice.

This case presents an appeal from the judgment of the Court of Criminal Appeals, which affirmed the denial of a petition for post-conviction relief. The record shows that even though the trial court did not advise the petitioner of the right against self-incrimination, the guilty plea accepted by the trial court was knowing and voluntary; the petitioner, therefore, is not entitled to have the conviction vacated.

The due process provision of the federal constitution requires that pleas of guilty be knowing and voluntary. Boykin v. Alabama, 395 U.S. 238, 243, 89 S.Ct.…