State v. Miller

JACOBSON, Presiding Judge.

Troy Gene Miller and Steve Lee Hohlt appeal from a judgment of conviction, after a plea of guilty, to the charge of aggravated battery. On appeal, defendants raise two “Boykin” 1 contentions dealing with the guilty plea procedure: (1) their pleas of guilty were not made with an understanding of the nature of the charge, and (2) the trial court did not establish that there was a factual basis for the pleas.

In the original information filed in the Superior Court of Maricopa County the defendants were charged with three separate felony counts: Count I, assault; Count…