State v. Burtlow

MOORE, Chief Justice.

On June 25, 1971 defendant, Cecil’ Ray Burtlow, Jr., entered a plea of guilty to the crime of escape in violation of Code chap ter 247A and was sentenced to a term of not to exceed five years in the men’s reformatory at Anamosa. He has appealed and asserts the trial court erred in (1) not conducting sufficient inquiry to determine whether his guilty plea was voluntary and (2) in questioning him relative to his earlier motion to dismiss the pending county attorney’s information.

I. Defendant’s trial counsel stated defendant personally wished to plead guilty to the crime of…