State v. Lashwood

MORGAN, Justice.

Defendant Sheryl Lashwood (Lashwood) appeals from a judgment and conviction on three counts of forgery, SDCL 22-39-36. We affirm the conviction.

The judgment of conviction arose when Lashwood entered pleas of nolo contendere to two counts of forgery and a plea of guilty to a third count of forgery, all pursuant to a plea bargain with the State. On appeal, she now raises due process questions regarding the acceptance of the pleas on three grounds: (1) That said pleas were not knowingly, voluntarily or intelligently made; (2) that the trial court failed to ascertain that there…