Doane v. Gladden

In October, 1955 petitioner Doane entered a plea of guilty to the charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The crime charged was a sexual offense against a child. Thereafter, because of previous convictions for similar crimes, he received a life sentence. In this post conviction proceeding he alleged that he is unlawfully confined because he did not knowingly waive his right to counsel when he entered the plea of guilty and was sentenced. The trial court dismissed his petition. Doane appeals. The judgment must be reversed.

Doane was originally arrested on the charge on October 3,…