State ex rel. Billiot v. Henderson

BARHAM, J.,

dissents from the refusal of the writ. A plea of guilty must be *823made knowingly. A knowledgeable plea requires that defendant understand his constitutional rights and the effect of the plea upon these rights. No showing is made in the taking of the plea that defendant made a knowledgeable plea of guilty.

DIXON, J., dissents from refusal to grant. CALOGERO, J., dissents, would grant the writ.