Saperito v. State

STATON, Presiding Judge.

Anthony Saperito pled guilty to the crime of Battery with a Deadly Weapon, a Class C Felony. His petition for post-conviction relief was denied, and this appeal follows. We are presented with a single issue to review-whether the trial court erred in finding that Saperito's guilty plea was entered knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily since he was not advised that he was waiving his right to a speedy trial.

Reversed and remanded.

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Guilty Plea

Saperito entered his guilty plea on October 23, 1980. At that time, our state guilty plea statute required that the trial judge…