Lovera v. State

On November 5, 1969, an affidavit was filed in the City Court of South Bend, Indiana, charging the Defendant, Raul Juan Lovera, with possession of a dangerous drug, to-wit: Marijuana. Immediately thereafter the Defendant waived arraignment in open court and entered a plea df guilty. The entire record of the proceedings in the City Court are as follows:

“Comes now Richard Thomas and files affidavit charging the defendant with the offense of Possession of a Dangerous Drug, Marijuana on November 4, 1969, which affidavit reads in the words and figures following, to-wit:

‘defendant waives being…