Lawrence v. State

In January 1961, defendant pled guilty to grand larceny in the first degree and was sentenced to a term of up to 10 years in the St. Cloud Reformatory. In 1967, he commenced postconviction proceedings to set aside his plea of guilty. The matter was heard in district court without testimony. Only a question of law was raised. The petition was denied. This appeal followed.

This prosecution arose out of defendant’s participation with his brother and a service station attendant in a fictitious robbery. The attendant furnished a gun and automobile for simulating a holdup. Defendant obtained from…