Anderson v. Commonwealth

VANCE, Commissioner.

On September 30, 1968, the appellant, William Franklin Anderson, entered a plea of guilty in the Laurel Circuit Court to an indictment charging him with carnal knowledge of a female between the ages of twelve and sixteen years in violation of KRS 435.100(1) (b). The record shows that the appellant, represented by counsel, was asked by the court if he understood that the plea of guilty wavied his right to a jury trial and permitted the court to fix his punishment! He was also asked if the guilty plea was of his own free will without any threats or promises having been made…