State v. Jensen

I respectfully dissent. The transcript fails to disclose, in my opinion, the requisites required by Boykin v. Alabama, 395 U.S. 238, 89 S.Ct. 1709, 23 L.Ed.2d 274 (1969), and State v. Olafson, Utah, 567 P.2d 156 (1977). It seems to me that the record, which is related below, vividly demonstrates the absence of these requisites:

*235(DEFENDANT’S COUNSEL): Mr. Jensen at this time is willing to plead guilty to the probation violation with the understanding, and because of the situation that has b.een presented to us, that he still denies that he ever made the unauthorized calls to A and M Mowers. He…