State v. Johnson

The basic question presented to this court upon appeal is whether the criminal defendant, appellee herein, in entering his bargained plea of guilty to crimes charged, has done so with all protections made available to him by way of constitutional provisions or Criminal Rule. Most particularly involved here is whether the sentencing information given to appellee allowed him to make an informed plea of guilty.

As previously stated, at the sentencing hearing, neither appellee nor his counsel objected to the manner in which sentencing was pronounced. Neither expressed to the judge any…