State v. Reed

The defendant appeals from a conviction for burglary upon ,a plea of guilty. He contends that the conviction should be reversed because his plea was coerced by the filing of a habitual criminal charge; the trial court failed to advise him of certain constitutional rights; and the trial court failed to ascertain that there was a factual basis for the plea.

At the arraignment on July 13, 1970, the defendant appeared with the public defender and pleaded not guilty. On January 22, 1971, 3 days before the case was set for trial, an amended information was filed which charged the defendant with…