Ridings v. State

OPINION

Per Curiam: 1

Pursuant to a plea bargain, appellant pleaded guilty to one count of attempting to obtain money under false pretenses in *710violation of NRS 205.380. On appeal he contends that his plea was constitutionally infirm because the record does not affirmatively show that the plea was entered knowingly and voluntarily. We agree.

In order for a plea to be constitutionally valid, the record must affirmatively show either “that the defendant himself (not just his attorney) understood the elements of the offense to which the plea was entered . . . [or] made factual statements to the…