Williams v. State

Petitioners appeal from the denial of their petition for post-conviction relief, seeking withdrawal of their pleas of guilty to first degree murder.

On January 19,1973, petitioners were preliminarily charged with first degree murder and had counsel appointed at that *168time. Thereafter, petitioners, with counsel, were present when the Grand Jury of Elkhart County returned formal indictments. On January 26,1973, petitioners waived arraignment on the formal charge and entered pleas of guilty to first degree murder. During this proceeding, the court addressed petitioners only once, asking them their…