Else v. State
Alaska Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOOCHEVER, Chief Justice.
In this case we consider the voluntariness of a guilty plea. The defendant contends that he did not understand the nature of the charge at the time of his plea. Issues of self-representation and thus ineffective assistance of counsel are also raised.
Edward G. Else was indicted by the grand jury for assault with a dangerous weapon1 after he allegedly pointed a rifle and threatened another person with it. At the plea proceeding in superior court, Else insisted that he wanted to represent himself and indicated that he was ready to enter a plea of guilty to the…
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