State v. Campbell

CAMERON, Justice.

I. Nature of the Appeal

This is an appeal from a judgment of guilt after a plea of guilty to the crime of voluntary manslaughter, § 13-455, § 13-456 subsec. A, par. I, and § 13-457.

Defendant was sentenced to the Arizona State Prison for a term of not less than eight nor more than ten years.

II. Questions to be Decided

We are called upon to determine:

1. whether the plea of guilty was voluntarily, intelligently, and knowingly made, and

2. whether the trial court failed to determine the factual basis for the plea as required by Boykin v. Alabama, 395 U.S. 238, 89 S.Ct. 1709, 23…