Decker v. State

GARRARD, Judge.

Decker appeals from a denial of post conviction relief. He sought to set aside his 1969 guilty plea to a charge of rape while armed.

The only contention raised is that prior to receiving the plea the court failed to properly advise Decker of his right to confrontation as required by Boykin v. Alabama (1969), 395 U.S. 238, 89 S.Ct. 1709, 23 L.Ed.2d 274.

It is undisputed that in advising Decker of the rights he would waive by pleading guilty the trial judge said:

You understand that you have the right to be present in court all during the course of the trial, to meet all the…