State v. Kobi

Murphy, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the district court denying defendant’s motion to vacate a plea of guilty and sentence thereon after evidentiary hearing in postconviction proceedings. It is defendant’s contention that he was induced to enter a plea of guilty after a confession was secured from him by police officers in violation of his constitutionally protected rights.

It appears from the record that Arthur Kobi is a divorced man, 50 years of age, and at the time of his arrest was employed as a custodian at the Mayo Civic Auditorium. The local police had received a complaint…