State v. Turner

Joanne G. Turner entered her guilty plea to second degree forgery. See Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-603 (Reissue 1979). The district court sentenced Turner to imprisonment for a term of 20 to 40 months. Turner appeals her conviction and sentence on the sole ground that the district court failed to advise Turner that she had the right to remain silent and not testify at trial.

At Turner’s arraignment on May 11, 1984, the district court failed to inform Turner that she had a constitutional right to remain silent and that a guilty plea constitutes a waiver of that right. The court, referring to a…