State v. Gillespie

McGIVERIN, Justice.

Defendant Christopher Thure Gillespie appeals from an order denying his motion in arrest of judgment after sentencing following his guilty plea for robbery without aggravation in violation of Section 711.3, The Code, 1977. He contends he was deprived of due process of law because the trial court did not obtain an affirmative showing on the record that he understood the nature of the charge and the law as applied to the facts in the case before accepting his guilty plea. We affirm the trial court.

Defendant was charged by county attorney’s information with robbery with…