State v. Scott

This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction entered pursuant to a plea of guilty to the crime of aggravated forgery, as defined by Minn. St. 609.625, subd. 3. Defendant asks that the judgment be set aside and that he be granted a new trial on the ground that the plea of guilty was not voluntarily entered and that his statements made to the court prior to sentence were not consistent with a guilty plea.

It appears from the record that defendant was represented by the public defender and entered a plea of not guilty on arraignment on December 31, 1965. He was thereafter admitted to bail. On…