Grabbe v. Superior Court

OPINION

JACOBSON, Judge.

This special action review requires the court to resolve the issue of whether a defendant may collaterally attack the validity of two misdemeanor pleas of guilty taken in a non-record court, on the basis that no record exists to support the conclusion that a factual basis exists to support the guilty plea. Petitioner/defendant, Loren Grabbe, was arrested on October 14, 1986 for driving while intoxicated. He was subsequently indicted and charged with four counts of felony drunk driving based upon two prior misdemeanor drunk driving convictions, and driving while his…