State v. Battelle

HAYS, Chief Justice.

In two separate criminal actions which were finally consolidated, the defendant was charged with fifteen counts of lewd and lascivious acts and five counts of child molesting. As a result of a plea bargain, he entered a plea of guilty to four counts of lewd and lascivious acts, and the rest of the charges were dismissed. The trial court carefully complied with the requirements of Boykin, but on appeal defendant’s counsel asserts that the court did not properly ascertain whether there was a factual basis for the plea of guilty on each of the four counts.

The defendant, when…