ON PETITION TO TRANSFER
SHEPARD, Chief Justice.
The Court of Appeals ordered post-conviction relief for appellant Gerry Butler. It held that if a defendant and the prosecutor affirm that the facts support a plea, a trial court abuses its discretion if it accepts the plea without proof of all the relevant facts. We grant transfer.
I. The Prosecution of Butler's Drunk Driving
In 1987, during his third D.U.I., Butler crashed his vehicle...
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