State v. Brown

JACOBSON, Presiding Judge.

To the formidable list of “Boykin” 1 appeals alleging error in the procedure followed prior to the acceptance of guilty pleas we now add this appeal.

The facts necessary for a determination of this matter are as follows. An original complaint was filed in the Justice Court of West Phoenix Precinct of Maricopa County charging defendant with the crime of grand theft by false representation. Following a preliminary hearing where evidence was presented, which in our opinion justified a finding that probable cause existed'that defendant committed a crime of grand theft by…