Young v. State

The defendants pled guilty to three separate indictments charging them jointly with robbery in the first degree, theft in the first degree, and kidnapping in the second degree. Sentences were twenty-five years', ten years', and five years' imprisonment respectively.

On appeal the defendants argue that there is no factual basis in the record to support the kidnapping convictions.

In Clark v. State, 294 Ala. 485, 318 So.2d 805 (1974), it was stated:

"In a plea of guilty proceedings the judge should undertake a factual inquiry to determine if the plea is voluntarily made with an understanding of…