This case raises anew the extent of a sentencing court's duty when the defendant interposes assertions affecting his guilt of the crime to which he is entering a bargained plea. Here, defendant, in response to the court's inquiry as to whether he wished to make a statement before sentence was pronounced, stated: "I just wanted to say even though I plead guilty to that second degree robbery I am not guilty of it because that never happened". Without further colloquy, the court...
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