State v. DeGrate

CAMERON, Vice Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from judgments entered on defendant’s pleas of guilty to two counts of theft from the person, § 13-661, subsec. A A.R.S., and concurrent sentences of six to ten years on each count.

We are asked to answer only one question on appeal and that is: Does Boykin v. Alabama, 395 U.S. 238, 89 S.Ct. 1709, 23 L.Ed.2d 274 (1969), require that before accepting a guilty plea the court advise a defendant of the elements of the crime to which he is pleading guilty?

The facts necessary for a determination of this appeal are as follows. After preliminary hearings,…