Loring v. State

Defendant, charged with the theft on September 25, 1966, of eight 10 by 20 tires and rims in violation of Minn. St. 609.52, subd. 2(1), was convicted upon his plea of guilty, which was tendered and accepted on April 12, 1967, after he withdrew a not-guilty plea immediately before the trial was to commence. Following a presentence investigation, he was sentenced on May 26, 1967, to imprisonment for a term of not to exceed 5 years.

In seeking postconviction relief, defendant claimed that his plea was not voluntary since he had been induced to plead guilty because his defense counsel “guaranteed”…