State v. McKinney

Appellant pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and battery and was sentenced to nine (9) years’ imprisonment, suspended upon the service of three (3) years and five (5) years’ probation. Appellant now alleges his guilty plea was not knowingly and intelligently entered. We dismiss the appeal for the reason set forth below.

Appellant failed to assert before the trial court that his guilty plea was not knowing and intelligent as required by Boykin v. Alabama, 395 U. S. 238, 89 S. Ct. 1709, 23 L. Ed. (2d) 274 (1969). In State v. Bradley, 263 S. C. 223, 209 S. E. (2d) 435 (1974), we held failure to…