State v. Rice

BERNSTEIN, Justice.

Appellant, hereinafter called defendant, appeals from a conviction of second degree murder. After a preliminary hearing, an information was filed charging defendant with first degree murder to which he entered a plea of not guilty. Thereafter, an amended information was filed charging him with manslaughter to which he plead guilty. On the sentencing date he was allowed to withdraw his plea to the manslaughter charge whereupon the state moved to reinstate the original information. The court granted the motion and dismissed the amended information.

*15- Defendant argues that the…