State v. Esquer

By opinion entered March 4, 1976, this Court reversed appellant’s conviction upon a guilty plea. Our reversal was grounded upon three separate deficiencies in the record before us: first, the trial court did not advise the defendant that upon pleading guilty he was waiving his constitutional right to a jury trial; second, there was a discrepancy between the sentence imposed in open court as reflected in the transcript and the court’s written orders; and third, the court failed to advise the defendant of the special conditions as required by Rule 17.2(b), Arizona Rules of Criminal Procedure.

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