Ferren v. Cupp

This post-conviction proceeding challenges the validity of a guilty plea entered by the defendant to the charge of assault with a dangerous weapon. Following an evidentiary hearing the trial court found:

“1. Petitioner entered his plea of guilty with knowledge of his constitutional rights to a jury trial to confrontation and compulsory process, and knew the nature of the charge to which he entered a plea of guilty.

“2. Petitioner entered a plea of guilty knowing that he could receive up to five years’ imprisonment. That is the sentence that he received.”

The court concluded:

“1. The fact that a…