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- Title: State Idaho v. Johnny Thacker
- Author : Supreme Court of Idaho No. 12215
- Release Date : January 19, 1977
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 54 KB
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On appeal from a conviction for involuntary manslaughter, the defendant-appellant Johnny Thacker seeks to have his judgment of conviction set aside on the ground that when accepting his plea of guilty, the trial court failed to advise him of his presumption of innocence, of the state's burden of proof, and of the defense of mental disability. Appellant also contends that the order of commitment should be reversed because the presentence report was inadequate and the sentence imposed was excessive. We affirm both the judgment of conviction and the order of commitment. Appellant pleaded guilty to the crime of involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced to prison for a period of time not to exceed ten years. Throughout the proceedings below, he was represented by counsel. He now contends that his guilty plea should be set aside because the trial court did not inform him of the presumption of innocence, of the state's burden of proof, and of the defense of mental disability. In State v. Colyer, 98 Idaho 32, 557 P.2d 626 (1976), we held that the trial court was not required to inform the defendant of these matters prior to accepting a plea of guilty. We have reviewed the record in this case, and find no error in the acceptance of appellant's guilty plea.[Footnote 1]