State v. Hackett

MOORE, Chief Justice.

Defendant appeals following plea of guilty and sentence for receiving stolen property, worth over $20, in violation of Code section 712.1. His only assignéd error is: “Defendant’s guilty plea was improperly accepted because, on the record made, the trial court did not sufficiently ascertain defendant understood the nature of the charge against him.”

In State v. Sisco, Iowa, 169 N.W.2d 542, we cite and discuss in depth the Federal and State cases together with the American Bar Association Standards of Criminal Justice regarding the duty and responsibility of a trial judge…