Williams v. State

A plea of guilty can be effectively accepted by a court only under the standard applicable to waiver of constitutional rights. To satisfy this standard the record must af firma.tively show that the plea of guilty was entered by an accused-:(1) voluntarily, that is not through coercion, terror, inducements, or subtle or blatant ■ threats; and(2) -with an intelligent understanding, that is 1 not through ignorance or incomprehension:(a)' of the nature of the offense to which he is pleading guilty; and..(b) of the possible consequences of such a ' plea; and(3) unconditionally, that is without any…