Dean v. State

SPINDEN, Judge.

When William L. Dean pleaded guilty to charges of robbery and armed criminal action on October 7, 1993, no one informed him of his constitutional rights in open court. The circuit court assumed from a written petition submitted by Dean that he understood and waived his rights. Based on his petition, the circuit court accepted his plea of guilty.

On May 2, 1994, Dean filed a motion pursuant to Rule 24.035 asking that the court’s judgment of conviction be set aside. He amended his motion on June 24, 1994, to include allegations that his plea was invalid because the court did not…