Wilson v. State

The sole contention raised by Wilson is that he was not duly convicted of the crime of burglary because the trial court allegedly failed upon the record to accept his plea, to make a finding of its voluntariness and of guilt, to examine the evidence to insure the integrity of the guilty plea, and to pronounce judgment. Thus, argues Wilson, since he was not duly convicted, the probation revocation and subsequent sentence are void and he is free to withdraw his plea. This argument does not seem to us to be logical. If the probation and sentence are not valid, the case is back to a point in time…