People v. Miles

On a plea of guilty in the Circuit Court of Williamson County defendant was convicted of burglary and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than 3 nor more than 12 years. In this appeal defendant contends that the trial court erred, (1) in failing to inform him that he had a right to counsel at the hearing in aggravation and mitigation, and (2) in failing to inquire further into the voluntary nature of his guilty plea when at sentencing defendant made a remark indicating that his plea may have been induced by threats.

At defendant’s arraignment, 2 days after the crime, he…