An appellant seeking to set aside a guilty plea must demonstrate that they did not understand the nature of the charges or did not intend to admit guilt; the absence of signed written instructions or a signed schedule of facts does not conclude the question of understanding where the appellant's own evidence shows he was informed of the charges and their evidentiary basis. A sentence of nine years' imprisonment for penile anal rape of a five-year-old child in the offender's care, with concurrent lesser sentences for additional counts of rape and indecent treatment, was within the appropriate range.
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