State v. Azure

Defendant David L. Azure appeals from a judgment entered in the District Court, Blaine County, upon a plea of guilty to the crime of deliberate homicide, in violation of section 94-5-102(l)(a), R.C.M.1947.

The sole issue on appeal is whether the District Court abused its discretion in denying defendant’s motion to withdraw his guilty plea. While not specifically discussed by either party at the District Court level or in their briefs on appeal, we confine our ruling to the arraignment record, as we deem it to be controlling.

On June 29, 1976, defendant was charged by Information filed in Blaine…