Legal Opinion

Patton v. Warden, Nevada State Prison

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided January 6, 1975No. 7287PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

2Per curiam

Charles Thomas Patton, Jr., pleaded guilty to the charge of assault with intent to commit rape and was sentenced to a term of ten years in .the Nevada State Prison.

The present appeal is taken from the order denying appellant’s petition for post-conviction relief and is based on the theory that his guilty plea was involuntarily made.

Appellant asserts, and the record supports him, that the sentencing judge gained from him no express waiver of the three constitutional rights mentioned in Boykin v. Alabama, 395 U.S. 238 (1969) (the right to confrontation and to trial by jury and the…

3Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Heffley v. Warden, Nevada State PrisonNevada Supreme Court · 1973
  3. Armstrong v. Warden, Nevada State PrisonNevada Supreme Court · 1974

4Cited by3 opinions

  1. Boyle v. WardenNevada Supreme Court · 1979
  2. Bowers v. Warden, Nevada State PrisonNevada Supreme Court · 1975
  3. Boyer v. Warden, Nevada State PrisonNevada Supreme Court · 1975

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