State Ex Rel. Perkins v. Utecht

On February 2, 1948, an information was presented to the district court of Hennepin county charging petitioner with the crime of attempt to commit burglary in the third degree. Petitioner first entered a plea of not guilty thereto, but thereafter, on February 24, 1948, he withdrew such plea and entered a plea of “guilty as charged.”

On March 9, 1948, an information charging petitioner with three prior felony convictions was presented and filed. Upon arraignment, he entered a plea of guilty thereto on that date. The information as to prior felony convictions set forth in detail the dates,…