STATE v. HEINEN

No. 59770.

252 N.W.2d 454 (1977)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. William Norbert HEINEN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

April 20, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul T. Shinkle, Ackerman & Shinkle, Cedar Falls, for appellant.

Richard C. Turner, Atty. Gen., J. Susan Carney, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Daryl E. Roberts, County Atty., for appellee.

Submitted to MOORE, C. J., and MASON, UHLENHOPP, HARRIS and McCORMICK, JJ.


McCORMICK, Justice.

The question in this appeal is whether a judge receiving a guilty plea from a defendant who asserts he was intoxicated at the time of the offense must ascertain the defendant's awareness of his right at trial to interpose an intoxication defense. We hold such determination by the judge is not a prerequisite to a voluntary and intelligent guilty plea. We affirm the conviction and sentence in this case.

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