Morris v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided November 2, 1982

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · decided 1982-11-02

Cited by 3 later decisions — most recently July 1994

3 state decisions

Key passage — most relied on by later courts

“[W]hen the offense is simple and specific, the rule requiring the determination of a factual basis may be satisfied by a reading of the charge.”

quoted by 2 later decisions, including 647 So. 2d 87 - Tillery v. State, 488 So. 2d 41 - Alexander v. State

Relies on 408 So. 2d 199 - Young v. State · 426 So. 2d 906 - Yamada v. State

Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know

Decided 1982-11-02

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BOWEN, Judge.

¶1The defendant pled guilty to murder. Sentence was fifty years’ imprisonment.

¶2The indictment, which was read to the defendant, charged that he “did intentionally cause the death of ... Connie Walker, by shooting him with a pistol.”

¶3The defendant argues that the record does not reflect the factual basis for the guilty plea. In Young v. State, 408 So.2d 199 (Ala.Cr.App.1981), we held that, where the offense is simple and the charge quite specific, the requirement that the trial judge determine the factual basis for accepting the guilty plea may be satisfied by a reading of the charge. “ ‘As long as the factual basis is developed on the record, it may come from several sources.’ ” Yamada v. State, 426 So.2d 906 (Ala.1982).

¶4The judgment of the trial court is affirmed.

¶5AFFIRMED.

All Judges concur.