Supreme Court of Iowa· 8/28/1974

State v. Hansen

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221 N.W.2d 274
1974 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 1111

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defendant’s responses to court’s inquiries were inconsistent as to his intent and arguably a denial of the crime; however, the court was permitted to determine a factual basis by considering sources other than defendant’s statements
testimony of witnesses attached to indictment may be considered
“We have consistently held we will not reverse a judgment based on a guilty plea where trial court did not specifically explain each element of the crime, if under all the circumstances it is apparent the accused party understood the nature of the charge.”
discussing North Carolina v. Alford, 400 U.S. 25 (1970)

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Judges: Moore, Le-Grand, Reynoldson, Harris, McCormick

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