People v. Lyons

Defendant was charged in separate indictments with three offenses of armed robbery and one offense of attempted armed robbery. He entered pleas of not guilty and the Public Defender was appointed as his counsel. On April 14, 1969, the defendant informed the court of his desire to change his plea of not guilty to guilty as to each of the offenses. The trial judge made inquiry of the defendant regarding his change of pleas and asked whether he understood that by entering pleas of guilty, he waived his right to a jury trial. Defendant answered that he understood. The judge then informed the…