In Re the Personal Restraint of Barr

In this personal restraint petition, petitioner challenges the guilty plea resulting in the conviction under which he is presently serving sentence. He claims an invalid plea on two grounds: the trial court failed to establish a factual basis for the plea; the plea was not "knowing and voluntary" because he was not informed of a critical element of the charge. We reject his contentions and dismiss the petition.

Petitioner was charged on May 1, 1981, with one count of second degree statutory rape and one count of third degree statutory rape. On June 30, 1981, petitioner was charged with, and…