Legal Opinion
Williams v. State
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided December 18, 1990No. 72746PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLACKMAR, Chief Justice.
The defendant pleaded guilty to four charges, two of rape and two of forcible sodomy. The trial judge advised him as follows:
THE COURT: Do you understand that under the law any Court is compelled to run sentences consecutively in these cases?
THE DEFENDANT: Yes, sir.
THE COURT: Do you understand that?
THE DEFENDANT: Yes, sir.
*740THE COURT: And it is not within the privilege of any Court to run the sentences concurrently?
THE DEFENDANT: Yes, sir.
THE COURT: Do you understand that the minimum sentence in each of these cases is ten years? Am I correct in that?
MR. FERRELL: That’s…
2Cited by30 opinions
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