Trice v. State

The appellant, David Trice, was charged in Houston County with first degree assault (CC-90-643). He was also charged by separate indictments in Henry County with discharging a firearm into an occupied dwelling (CC-90-090) and with first degree assault (CC-90-091). In a single proceeding held April 2, 1991, the appellant, who was represented by court-appointed counsel, pleaded guilty to all three charges.1

Before accepting the pleas, the trial court engaged in a colloquy with the appellant. At the beginning of this colloquy, the court stated the charge in each case, although not the elements…