Court Opinion

ID: 9531172
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-07 04:08:18.724256+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:28:21.570979
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STATON, Judge,
concurring.
I concur. The factual basis for the guilty plea can also be taken from the “Affidavit to Show Probable Cause”. Hitlaw v. State (1978), Ind.App., 381 N.E.2d 527, 528. The Affidavit states: “4. That WILLIAM J. VANDERBERG has admitted that the aforesaid Marijuana was present in said motor vehicle and that the same belonged to him.” T. 12. Too, the tow truck driver testified at the motion to suppress hearing that VanDerberg did have marijuana under the seat of his car. T. 385. If this is considered along with the other statements brought out by the Majority Opinion, a factual basis for the guilty plea was established.