Pride v. State

DeCARLO, Judge.

On March 25, 1974, Larry Pride, an eighteen year old, entered a plea of guilty to robbery, then applied for probation. At the time his plea was taken, his constitutional rights, as outlined in Boykin v. Alabama, 395 U.S. 238, 89 S.Ct. 1709, 23 L.Ed.2d 274, were explained to him. It does not appear, however, that at any time prior to the taking of the plea he was ever informed of his right to request youthful offender status. Counsel for appellant contends that the court erred in accepting defendant’s guilty plea without ascertaining whether he had knowledge of this right to…