As I see it, there was a triable issue here and serious error in refusing to try it. The question was not whether defendant was informed of his right to counsel. Defendant's assertion was that he had not "intelligently and understandingly waived" that right. He was never asked by the court whether he was aware of the legal effect of his guilty plea or of the implications...
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