State v. Gray

Defendant appeals his conviction of assault in the first degree and burglary in the second degree on the ground that the court was without jurisdiction to find him guilty since he never actually pleaded guilty.①

Defendant was originally charged with attempted murder, with theft in the first degree and with burglary in the second degree. The prosecutor and defendant’s attorneys entered into a plea bargain whereby it was agreed that defendant would plead guilty to assault in the first degree and burglary in the second degree if the state would dismiss the attempted murder charge and the first…