Beahan v. State

STATON, Judge.

Judith L. Beahan (Beahan) appeals the denial of her Petition for Post-Conviction Relief. She raises one issue: Whether her guilty plea was involuntarily and unknowingly given because the trial court failed to advise her of her right to have the State prove her guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

Reversed and remanded.

Beahan went to trial on a forgery charge. After the State rested its case, she changed her plea to guilty. At the guilty plea hearing, the trial court advised Beahan of most of her rights as enumerated in IC 85-4.1-1-3,1 but omitted mention of her right to have the…