Jones v. Cupp

Petitioner pleaded not guilty on April 27, 1970, to a first degree murder indictment filed on February 26,1970, in Marion County. On May 7,1970, he waived a grand jury indictment on a charge of second degree murder and pleaded guilty to that same charge. The guilty plea followed lengthy, unsuccessful negotiations to permit him to plead to involuntary manslaughter. Petitioner was sentenced to 15 years and in the post-conviction hearing raised successfully the question before us on this appeal: Is a guilty plea knowingly and voluntarily entered if a seven-year parole ineligibility is not known…