State v. Herndon

HAYS, Chief Justice.

Defendant, Stephen Louis Herndon, was charged with two counts of kidnapping, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon and one count of theft of a motor vehicle. The latter three counts, plus an allegation of prior conviction of second degree burglary, were dismissed upon entry of a plea of guilty to the two kidnapping charges. Defendant was sentenced to from nine to ten years on each count to run concurrently.

One question is presented on appeal: Was there a valid acceptance of defendant’s guilty plea under Boykin v. Alabama, 395 U.S. 238, 89 S.Ct. 1709, 23 L.Ed.2d 274…