State v. Gray

On appeal following conviction of aggravated assault and an order denying his petition for postconviction relief defendant contends that he should be permitted to withdraw his guilty plea upon which the conviction was based because (1) there was insufficient inquiry by the trial court to ensure that defendant did not have a valid claim of self-defense, and (2) his privately retained counsel did not adequately represent him. We affirm.

The record indicates that defendant, who entered his guilty plea on July 28, 1967, did so with full awareness of the availability of the defense of self-defense…