State v. Ray

OPINION

HAIRE, Judge.

On this appeal from a judgment of conviction and sentence imposed after the en try of a plea of no contest, appellant’s primary contention is that his plea must be set aside as involuntary because the trial judge did not specifically advise him concerning the intent element of the crime charged. In support of his position appellant relies upon the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Henderson v. Morgan, 426 U.S. 637, 96 S.Ct. 2253, 49 L.Ed.2d 108 (1976), which held that a plea of guilty to second degree murder was involuntary where the defendant alleged that he had…