Ecker v. State

The defendant-appellant complains of the denial of his motion, made at the time set by the trial court for sentencing, to withdraw his plea of guilty. He claims he was promised probation and dismissal by the county attorney of one count of a two-count information if he pled guilty to the other count. His reason for his motion to withdraw his plea of guilty was that he was apprehensive about whether he would in fact receive probation. The trial judge extensively advised the defendant of his constitutional rights at an initial arraignment when defendant entered pleas of not guilty to both…