Nguyen v. State
Annotate this CaseDefendant pleaded guilty to one count of larceny. Defendant appealed, claiming that the factual basis provided by the State for his guilty plea was inadequate as a matter of law because it did not establish the "taking" element of the crime of larceny. The State argued that the factual basis was sufficient because Defendant entered a voluntary plea and the facts established that he committed some crime even though the elements of the larceny statute were not satisfied. The Supreme Court reversed, holding that the district court committed plain error by entering judgment on Defendant's guilty plea when it was not supported by a sufficient factual basis.
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