People v. Francis

We are here presented with the question of *152whether a Judge, in accepting a plea of guilty to a class E felony, where defendant has been charged with a class D felony, must warn the defendant that the law under which he has been charged is ambiguous and might support only a misdemeanor charge.

Defendant was arrested for carrying a gun and ammunition while working at his job in the post office at Kennedy Airport. An informer’s tip led police to defendant; spotting a bulge in his clothing, they removed the gun from his person, and a further search revealed the ammunition. In court, defendant did…