Sec. 1. A plea of guilty, or guilty but mentally ill at the time of the crime, shall not be accepted from a defendant unrepresented by counsel who has not freely and knowingly waived his right to counsel.
Ind. Code § 35-35-1-1
Guilty or guilty but mentally ill at time of crime; aid of counsel
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Brown v. State (1983)
Most recently applied in Beech v. State (December 1998)
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.298, SEC.4.
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