Picetti v. State

OPINION

In this appeal, we consider whether a guilty plea canvass involving a mass advisement of rights, followed by an individual colloquy wherein the district court failed to ensure that the defendant was present during the mass advisement and understood his rights, renders a prior conviction unconstitutional. We agree that it would be better practice for courts engaging in mass advisements to follow up those advisements with an individual colloquy which demonstrates that each particular defendant heard and understood his rights. Nevertheless, we conclude that the mass advisements and…