King v. State

OWEN, Judge.

On this direct appeal from the judgments and sentences entered on guilty pleas, the sole question raised is whether the guilty pleas were rendered involuntary because of an agreement by the state to nol-pros other charges then pending against the defendant appellant.

Defendant had been arraigned on, and pled not guilty to, four informations filed against him in the Criminal Court of Record of Orange County. One charged him with escape from custody on May 15, 1968. Another charged that on May 17, 1968, he did unlawfully break and enter a dwelling house with intent to commit a…