State v. Benjamin

The defendant was, by information, charged with the crime of grand larceny, to which he pleaded guilty. At the time of the plea, the court orally announced the sentence, and subsequently, August 7, 1930, a formal judgment was signed and entered. On or about September 5, 1930, the defendant petitioned the court to vacate the judgment and sentence, claiming that, at the time he entered the plea of guilty, he was not informed as to his rights, and that he did not understand the nature of the charge against him. The petition is supported and resisted by affidavits, which appear in the bill of…