Fuller
People v. Fuller
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Desmond, J.
Defendant appeals from an order of the trial court denying his motion (1) to set aside the judgment and sentence imposed upon him, (2) to withdraw his plea of guilty, (3) to be permitted to enter a plea of not guilty.
This appellant, charged with the crime of robbery while armed with a deadly weapon, had originally entered a plea of not guilty. While held in jail awaiting trial, at the request of a chief of detectives and a deputy district attorney, and with the approval of his own attorney, he made a complete disclosure in regard to the offense charged, and gave the law enforcement authorities such information as they desired and as was within his knowledge concerning other criminal activities in the community where the offense complained of was committed. Defendant was induced to make these disclosures by representations made to bim by the officers mentioned that in consideration therefor every effort would be made to secure probation for him, and that at any rate upon a plea of guilty he could rest assured that he would receive no more severe punishment than is provided for second degree robbery, the district attorney having recommended and the court having accepted a plea of…