
those Rules reads as follows, in pertinent part:

    "In all other cases [i.e., cases other than minor-
    misdemeanor cases], except where the defendant is a
    corporation or an association, the court shall not
    accept a plea of guilty without first addressing the
    defendant personally in the presence of counsel in
    open court for the purposes of:

         "(1) Ascertaining that the defendant has a full
    understanding of what a plea of guilty means and its
    consequences, by informing the defendant of and
    determining that the defendant understands:

               "(i) The nature of the charge and the
          material elements of the offense to which
          the plea is offered;

               "(ii) The mandatory minimum penalty,
          if any, and the maximum possible penalty
          provided by law, including any enhanced
          sentencing provisions ...."

Rule 14.4(a), Ala. R. Crim. P. (emphasis added).

    "The court may comply with the requirements of Rule
    14.4(a) by determining from a personal colloquy with
    the defendant that the defendant has read, or has

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    had read to the defendant, and understands each item
    contained in Form C-44B, CR-51, CR-52, or Form
    C-44A, as the case may be."

Rule 14.4(d), Ala. R. Crim. P.

    The trial court, though it engaged in a colloquy with

Pritchett, did not discuss with him the maximum and minimum

penalties for the crime of murder, nor did it mention or

discuss the CR-51 (Ireland) form that is used in non-habitual-

offender felony cases.1 The "Request for Guilty Plea" form

introduced at the hearing on Pritchett's motion to withdraw

his guilty plea, and cited by the Court of Criminal Appeals,

is not one of the forms identified in Rule 14.4(d), Ala. R.

Crim. P., as acceptable for use in conjunction with a guilty-

plea colloquy. In any event, that form contained incorrect

information and thus misinformed Pritchett that he faced a

minimum sentence of 10 years if conv