Love v. State

OPINION

Pursuant to a plea bargain, appellant pled nolo contendere to one count of conspiracy to commit grand larceny, a gross misdemeanor. On appeal, he contends that his plea is constitutionally infirm because the record does not adequately show it was knowingly and voluntarily entered. We agree and reverse.

In order to be constitutionally valid, a plea of guilty or nolo contendere must have been knowingly and voluntarily entered. Standen v. State, 99 Nev. 76, 657 P.2d 1159 (1983); Hanley v. State, 97 Nev. 130, 624 P.2d 1387 (1981). The record must reveal, inter alia, that the accused entered…