State v. Gray

Defendant appealed his convictions upon pleas of guilty of assault in the first degree and burglary in the second degree to the Court of Appeals and that court, in a divided opinion, set aside his convictions on the basis that he had never formally entered such pleas. 23 Or App 516, 543 P2d 11 (1975). We granted the state’s petition for review.

Defendant was originally charged with attempted murder, with theft in the first degree and with burglary in the second degree. The prosecutor and defendant’s attorneys entered into a plea bargain whereby it was agreed that defendant would plead guilty…