Wells v. State

HERRMANN, Chief Justice:

The defendants Clarence E. Wells and Reginald H. Rolsal appeal the Superior Court’s denial of their motions to withdraw their guilty pleas to charges of first degree robbery. This Court must decide whether the Trial Judge, in taking th.e defendants’ guilty pleas, committed reversible error by not explaining to them the full range of possible sentences.

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At their original arraignment for first degree robbery, the defendants entered pleas of not guilty. Thereafter, after consulting with their attorney, the defendants entered guilty pleas in the Superior Court. Although…