STATE v. BURNETT

Nos. 42470, 42331.

195 N.W.2d 189 (1972)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Jay BURNETT, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

February 25, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Paul Jones, Public Defender, Earl P. Gray, Doris O. Huspeni, Asst. Public Defenders, Minneapolis, for appellant.

Warren Spannaus, Atty. Gen., John M. Mason, Sol. Gen., St. Paul, Paul J. Tschida, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., John E. Jansen, County Atty., Stillwater, for respondent.

Heard before KNUTSON, C. J., and MURPHY, KELLY, and HACHEY, JJ.


OPINION

PER CURIAM.

Defendant appeals from a conviction of the crime of escape and from an order denying him a writ of habeas corpus. His contention is that his guilty plea should be vacated because of statements made by him at the time of the plea which are inconsistent with guilt. The statements refer to a spell which the defendant claims to have experienced rendering him unable to remember his act of escape. The trouble with defendant's contention is...

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