Austin v. United States

Appellant was indicted on charges of first degree burglary, armed robbery, robbery, assault with a dangerous weapon, and assault with intent to commit robbery, 1 arising out of an incident in an apartment on September 22, 1974. Appellant originally entered a plea of not guilty to all counts, but on April 21, 1975, he pled guilty to first degree burglary and the government agreed to dismiss the remaining charges. 2

Before accepting the guilty plea the trial court advised appellant of the constitutional rights he was waiving, described to him the elements of the offense of first degree burglary,…