People v. Horne

The defendant was indicted for the alleged offenses of rape and aggravated kidnapping. After originally entering a plea of not guilty, the defendant pled guilty to the charge of rape and was sentenced on July 20, 1972, pursuant to a plea agreement, to serve 4 to 10 years in the penitentiary. The count of aggravated kidnapping was dismissed.

The defendant raised only one issue on appeal: did the trial court accept the defendant’s guilty plea without determining if the defendant understood the nature of the charge?

The record shows that the defendant was given a copy of the indictment at the…