ZINTER, Justice.
[¶ 1.] In 2012, Wayne Bilben was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. A part II information alleged that he had three prior DUI convictions within the last ten years (in 2003, 2004, and 2007). Bilben moved to strike the prior convictions. He claimed that he pleaded guilty to the prior DUI charges without adequate Boykin advisements, rendering the prior convictions invalid. The circuit court denied his motion. On appeal, Bilben withdraws his challenge to his 2004 conviction, but continues to challenge the validity of his 2003 and 2007 convictions. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for resentencing.
[¶ 2.] In 2003, Bilben was charged with DUI. At a change-of-plea hearing, the court simultaneously advised all defendants present of their rights, including their Boykin rights: their right to a jury trial, their right to confront their accusers, and their privilege against compulsory self-incrimination. See Boykin v. Alabama, 395 U.S. 238, 89 S.Ct. 1709, 23 L.Ed.2d 274 (1969). The court then advised that a guilty plea would "give up [their] right to a jury trial and all rights that accompany a jury trial." The court also canvassed Bilben individually to ensure that he understood those rights.
Bilben then pleaded guilty to the 2003 DUI charge.
[¶ 3.] In 2006, Bilben was charged with another DUI. At his plea hearing, he was advised by that court of his rights, including his Boykin rights. However, Bilben was not advised that a guilty plea would waive his Boykin rights.
[¶ 4.] In 2013, Bilben was charged with the DUI that precipitated this appeal. Before trial, Bilben moved to strike his 2003 and 2007 convictions from the part II information. He claimed that his 2003 and 2007 convictions were constitutionally invalid because he pleaded to each charge without an adequate Boykin advisement. The circuit court denied the motion. Following a court trial, Bilben was convicted of the 2013 DUI charge, and the court imposed an enhanced sentence based on the prior convictions. Bilben appeals.
[¶ 5.] Boykin requires that before a defendant pleads guilty, he "be advised of his [federal constitutional] rights relating to self-incrimination, trial by jury, and confrontation," and "that [he] intentionally relinquish or abandon known rights." State v. Smith, 2013 S.D. 79, ¶ 8, 840 N.W.2d 117, 120 (quoting Monette v. Weber, 2009 S.D. 77, ¶ 10, 771 N.W.2d 920, 924 (citing Boykin, 395 U.S. at 243 n. 5, 89 S.Ct. at 1712 n. 5)). Bilben argues that the 2003 and 2007 courts failed to adequately advise him that if he pleaded guilty, he would waive his Boykin rights. Therefore, Bilben contends that his prior convictions were constitutionally invalid and his 2013 case should be remanded for resentencing without consideration of the 2003 and 2007 convictions.
[¶ 6.] Regarding the 2003 conviction, Bilben claims that the court only advised him that a guilty plea would waive his right to a jury trial. Bilben contends he was not advised that he would also waive his privilege against self-incrimination and his right to confront his accusers. We disagree.
[¶ 7.] Shortly after fully advising Bilben of all three Boykin rights, the 2003 court advised Bilben that by pleading guilty, he would "give up [his] right to a jury trial and all rights that accompany a jury trial." (Emphasis added.) Bilben's right against compulsory self-incrimination and right of confrontation are rights that accompanied his right to a jury trial. Therefore, Bilben was advised that by pleading guilty, he would waive all three Boykin rights. Indeed, we recently upheld a similar general waiver advisement that referenced previously enumerated Boykin rights. See Smith, 2013 S.D. 79, ¶ 18, 840 N.W.2d at 124 (approving a general waiver advisement indicating that "by
[¶ 8.] Bilben, however, argues that Rosen v. Weber, 2012 S.D. 15, 810 N.W.2d 763, requires the court to specifically ask "whether [a defendant] kn[ows] he [is] waiving [the three Boykin] rights" by pleading guilty. Rosen does not demand that type of specific questioning. Bilben takes phrases of Rosen out of context and overlooks long-standing precedent rejecting such formulaic Boykin advisements.
[¶ 9.] In Rosen, the plea-taking court only advised the defendant that by pleading guilty, he would waive his "rights to a trial[.]" See id. ¶ 3 n. 1. Further, the plea-taking court in Rosen, unlike the plea-taking court in Smith, did not advise that a guilty plea would waive previously enumerated rights. Thus, we noted that there could be no "effective waiver of federal constitutional rights," as "one must ask how a pleading defendant could have knowingly and voluntarily waived [all] Boykin rights when that defendant was never advised that those rights would be waived by pleading guilty." Id. ¶¶ 9, 13 (citation omitted).
[¶ 10.] Unlike the defendant in Rosen, Bilben was advised that a guilty plea would waive all previously enumerated rights associated with a trial, which included all three Boykin rights. Therefore, by his guilty plea, Bilben made a knowing decision to waive his Boykin rights.
[¶ 11.] Bilben's argument fails to recognize that "Boykin `does not require the recitation of a formula by rote or the spelling out of every detail by the trial court[.]'" Monette, 2009 S.D. 77, ¶ 11, 771 N.W.2d at 925 (quoting Nachtigall v. Erickson, 85 S.D. 122, 128, 178 N.W.2d 198, 201 (1970)). Instead, on review, if the record reflects that a Boykin canvassing occurred, we require only that "the record in some manner shows the defendant entered his plea understandingly and voluntarily." See Quist v. Leapley, 486 N.W.2d 265, 267 (S.D. 1992) (quoting Logan v. Solem, 406 N.W.2d 714, 717 (S.D.1987)); see also Monette, 2009 S.D. 77, ¶ 11, 771 N.W.2d at 925.
[¶ 12.] Here, the record reflects that the 2003 court fully advised Bilben of his Boykin rights. The court then gave him a general waiver advisement, similar to the one approved in Smith. And significantly, Bilben makes no claim that, under the totality of the circumstances, his plea was unknowing or involuntary. Therefore, the circuit court did not err in denying Bilben's motion to strike his 2003 conviction.
[¶ 13.] Unlike the 2003 record, the 2007 record does not reflect that Bilben was advised that a guilty plea would waive his Boykin rights. The record indicates that the 2007 court failed to give any waiver advisement. "Failing `to canvass [a defendant] regarding a waiver of his [or her] Boykin rights invalidates [the] guilty plea even under our less intense' collateral attack standard of review." Smith, 2013 S.D. 79, ¶ 8, 840 N.W.2d at 120 (alterations in original) (quoting Rosen, 2012 S.D. 15, ¶ 10, 810 N.W.2d at 766).
[¶ 14.] The State, however, contends that the 2007 advisement was sufficient under the totality of the circumstances. We disagree. "In the [complete] absence of a Boykin canvassing, a `critical step' is missing and the reviewing court does `not consider the additional factors under the totality of the circumstances analysis.'" Rosen, 2012 S.D. 15, ¶ 11, 810 N.W.2d at 766 (quoting Monette, 2009 S.D. 77, ¶ 16, 771 N.W.2d at 926-27). Because there was a complete absence of any Boykin waiver advisement in the 2007 case, we do not apply the totality-of-the-circumstances analysis.
[¶ 15.] The State also contends that under State v. Jensen, 2011 S.D. 32,
[¶ 16.] In Jensen, the defendant contended that his guilty plea was invalid on two grounds: a statutory violation of SDCL chapter 23A-7 requiring certain advisements and a constitutional violation for failing to provide a Boykin advisement. See id. ¶¶ 10, 13. The State's prejudice argument comes from Jensen's discussion of statutory violations of chapter 23A-7. In Jensen, we explained that "[t]he United States Constitution does not mandate that courts follow the procedure embodied in chapter 23A-7." Id. ¶ 11 (citation omitted). Therefore, "[b]ecause failure to follow the [chapter 23A-7] procedure is not a constitutional defect, a collateral attack on a predicate conviction on that basis is only proper for our consideration if a defendant can demonstrate prejudice." Id. (citation omitted). But Jensen did not extend the prejudice requirement to constitutional defects based on Boykin. See id. ¶¶ 13-16.
[¶ 17.] Because Bilben established a constitutional defect based on Boykin, Bilben was not required to make a showing of prejudice. See id.; see also Smith, 2013 S.D. 79, 840 N.W.2d 117 (discussing collateral attack of prior conviction based on a claimed Boykin violation, without requiring a showing of prejudice). And because the lack of "an effective waiver of [Boykin] rights[] renders the plea unconstitutional[,]" the circuit court erred in denying Bilben's motion to strike his 2007 conviction. See Monette, 2009 S.D. 77, ¶ 14, 771 N.W.2d at 926 (citing Boykin, 395 U.S. at 243, 89 S.Ct. at 1712).
[¶ 18.] The dissent presents thought-provoking arguments for reexamining the statutory and constitutional underpinnings that govern collateral attacks on predicate convictions used for sentencing enhancement. Although the United States Supreme Court and some states have adopted the dissent's argument, we must wait for another day to consider the matter. The dissent's argument was neither presented below nor briefed on appeal. Therefore, it would be imprudent for us to consider it sua sponte. Bypassing the adversarial process today could result in just as significant an oversight as the dissent argues occurred in State v. King, 383 N.W.2d 854 (S.D.1986), and our cases since Custis v. United States, 511 U.S. 485, 114 S.Ct. 1732, 128 L.Ed.2d 517 (1994).
[¶ 19.] The dissent also presents a compelling argument that our case law, addressing alleged Boykin violations, has incorrectly strayed from a totality-of-the-circumstances analysis toward the two-step approach applied in Rosen and Monette. See Rosen, 2012 S.D. 15, ¶ 11, 810 N.W.2d at 766; Monette, 2009 S.D. 77, ¶ 16, 771 N.W.2d at 926-27. But again, we must wait for another day to address this matter. Although the State mentions the totality of the circumstances as a basis to uphold Bilben's 2007 conviction, the State has not asked us to reconsider our case law declining to apply totality analysis when no waiver advisement has been given. Consequently, we adhere to our precedent today, awaiting a proper case in which we can also consider the arguments against the positions argued by the dissent.
[¶ 20.] Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded for resentencing without consideration of the 2007 conviction.
[¶ 21.] KONENKAMP and WILBUR, Justices, concur.
[¶ 22.] GILBERTSON, Chief Justice, and SEVERSON, Justice, dissent.
[¶ 23.] I dissent. The procedure used by Bilben — a collateral attack on the validity of a predicate conviction used for enhancement purposes — is a judicial construct. Unlike direct appeal, it is not codified by our Legislature. See SDCL 23A-32-2 (codifying right to appeal from a final judgment of conviction). Unlike a petition for habeas corpus, it is neither a remedy "antecedent to statute" nor "an integral part of our common-law heritage." Rasul v. Bush, 542 U.S. 466, 473-74, 124 S.Ct. 2686, 2692, 159 L.Ed.2d 548 (2004). See also SDCL 21-27-1 (codifying habeas relief). Unlike direct appeal and habeas, this form of attack on the validity of a conviction is currently unrestrained by considerations of the finality of judgment. See SDCL 21-27-3.3 (placing twoyear statute of limitations upon habeas appeals); SDCL 23A-32-15 (requiring direct appeals to be taken within thirty days). But see King, 383 N.W.2d at 856 (holding that a motion to strike is a proper vehicle to raise a collateral attack on a predicate conviction "whenever it is used as a basis for augmenting punishment") (emphasis added) (quoting In re Rogers, 28 Cal.3d 429, 169 Cal.Rptr. 222, 619 P.2d 415, 417 (1980)). It is time to re-evaluate whether the courts of this State should entertain this form of unrestrained collateral attack.
[¶ 24.] In the posture presented in this case, the remedy first seems to have appeared in State v. King. In King, this Court determined that "a motion to strike is the proper vehicle for attacking such a constitutionally infirm conviction." Id. at 856-57 (citing In re Rogers, 169 Cal.Rptr. 222, 619 P.2d at 417). In setting forth this rule, the Court did not rely on statutory interpretation of South Dakota law. See id. Nor did the Court point to the common law as recognizing such a remedy. Instead, the Court adopted a blanket rule from California that this special type of collateral attack on predicate convictions was required to be allowed at any time, apparently under the theory of due process considerations.
[¶ 25.] In King, the Court adopted a very broad rule, despite assertions that this type of collateral attack should be confined to use in a very narrowly-defined category of cases. The State specifically argued in King that only convictions resulting from uncounseled guilty pleas were constitutionally infirm for enhancement purposes, and thus collateral attacks alleging other constitutional deficiencies should not be entertained. Id. (citing Burgett v. Texas, 389 U.S. 109, 88 S.Ct. 258, 19 L.Ed.2d 319 (1967)). This argument was credible, considering the rule adopted by the Court in King arose from a line of California court Gideon-based challenges.
[¶ 26.] The defendant in Custis v. United States challenged the use of prior convictions to enhance sentencing on federal drug and firearm charges brought against him. 511 U.S. 485, 114 S.Ct. 1732. Like Bilben, Custis alleged that the guilty plea in one of his prior convictions was not knowingly and intelligently entered. Id. at 488, 114 S.Ct. at 1734. Because the conviction was therefore attained in violation of Boykin, Custis argued that the constitutional infirmity should prevent that conviction from being used for sentence-enhancement purposes. Id. The lower courts held that the federal statute under which Custis was convicted did not authorized a procedure by which Custis could collaterally attack the constitutionality of his predicate convictions, and therefore refused to entertain his collateral challenge. Id. at 489, 114 S.Ct. at 1735.
[¶ 27.] On appeal to the United States Supreme Court, Custis argued that the United States Constitution required some procedural avenue through which to challenge the constitutionality of his prior convictions when used for sentence enhancement. Id. at 490, 114 S.Ct. at 1735. The United States Supreme Court explicitly rejected this argument, holding that only the "unique constitutional defect" of failure to appoint counsel would allow for a collateral challenge of a predicate conviction in a sentence enhancement setting. Id. at 496-97, 114 S.Ct. at 1738-39. In reaching its decision, the Supreme Court reasoned:
Id. at 497, 114 S.Ct. at 1739.
[¶ 28.] In King we cited Lewis as supporting the proposition that "when the subsequent punishment depends upon the reliability of the former conviction, it becomes constitutionally infirm." King, 383 N.W.2d at 857. However, in Custis, the Supreme Court stated that Lewis "point[s] strongly to the conclusion that Congress did not intend to permit collateral attacks on prior convictions" based on the language of the enhancement statute, and went on to reject the defendant's contention that the United States Constitution required allowing such an attack. 511 U.S. at 493, 114 S.Ct. at 1737 (citation omitted). The Supreme Court thereby clarified that even if a prior conviction clearly suffered from constitutional infirmity other than deprivation of right to counsel,
[¶ 29.] Our penalty enhancement statutes impose no greater statutory burden of proving the validity of a prior conviction than the federal law at issue in Custis or Lewis.
[¶ 30.] A number of states have followed the constitutional analysis and policy considerations in Custis and recognized that constitutional considerations do not require courts to entertain collateral attacks on prior convictions used for enhancement purposes unless the defendant claims the predicate conviction was uncounseled. See, e.g., State v. Weber, 140 Idaho 89, 90 P.3d 314 (2004); State v.
[¶ 31.] Although we acknowledge that this Court has the ability to grant greater protection under the South Dakota Constitution than is afforded under the United States Constitution, we have stated that to do so is a "significant undertaking." Gilbert v. Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe, 2006 S.D. 109, ¶ 23, 725 N.W.2d 249, 258 (citation omitted). When counsel have directly asserted "that essentially identical language in our Constitution means something different than the United States Constitution[,]" Justice Zinter has called on them to "present some interpretive methodology that leads to principled constitutional interpretation[.]" State v. Schwartz, 2004 S.D. 123, ¶ 30, 689 N.W.2d 430, 437 (Zinter, J., concurring). It has been noted that "[a]uthoritative and neutral analysis of South Dakota's Constitution cannot advance from episodic and reactionary borrowing of results from other state courts." Id. at ¶ 57 (Konenkamp, J., concurring). "[W]e cannot simply assume that our Constitution mandates greater protections than those available under the Federal Constitution." Id. at ¶ 31 (Konenkamp, J., concurring).
[¶ 32.] Despite this cautionary guidance about divergent protection granted under State and federal constitutions, we have continued offering greater protection than that granted by the United States Constitution. We have done so without sound judicial interpretation as to why under due process concerns of the South Dakota Constitution defendants are allowed to raise these collateral attacks, when they are not given that protection under the United States Constitution. This is especially concerning, considering as the Nebraska Supreme Court noted, that allowing these special collateral attacks in enhanced-sentencing proceedings "is inconsistent with limitations which our law places upon collateral attack of criminal convictions under other circumstances." Louthan, 595 N.W.2d at 926. I find no compelling reason why an inmate on death row has two years in which to bring a habeas challenge to his conviction,
[¶ 33.] Our judiciary and the South Dakota citizens whose rights and liberties we have pledged to protect have a deeply-rooted interest in the finality of criminal judgments. As we have stated, "[o]ne of the law's very objects is the finality of its judgments. Neither innocence nor just punishment can be vindicated until the final judgment is known. Without finality,
[¶ 34.] Because the right to collaterally attack a prior conviction used for sentence enhancement is not required by the United States Constitution and serves to undermine the finality of judgments of the courts of this State, I urge this Court to seriously reconsider the wisdom of allowing the sort of unrestrained collateral attack brought by Bilben in this case. We should not continue to undermine the finality of judgments in this State, nor continue utilizing precious judicial resources on these collateral attacks without a clear interpretation why our State Constitution offers greater protection in this area than the Due Process Clause of the United States Constitution.
[¶ 35.] To exacerbate the problem created by our expanded notion of the right to collaterally attack a predicate conviction, the Court today also follows the recent direction taken by this Court, away from a totality-of-the-circumstances review of guilty pleas and toward a two-step approach developed in Monette and Rosen. Under the Court's approach, "[i]n the complete absence of a Boykin canvassing, a `critical step' is missing" and the Court does not analyze the situation under the totality of the circumstances. As was one of my stated concerns in Rosen, this approach threatens to place form over substance, creating an analytical framework where we require "the recitation of a formula by rote or the spelling out of every detail by the trial court" in order to find a guilty plea knowing and voluntary. Rosen, 2012 S.D. 15, ¶ 22, 810 N.W.2d at 768 (Gilbertson, C.J., dissenting) (quoting Monette, 2009 S.D. 77, ¶ 11, 771 N.W.2d at 925).
[¶ 36.] Prior to Monette, we looked to the totality of the circumstances surrounding a guilty plea to determine whether a plea was entered knowingly and intelligently. See, e.g., State v. Apple, 2008 S.D. 120, ¶ 12, 759 N.W.2d 283, 288; State v. Goodwin, 2004 S.D. 75, ¶ 11, 681 N.W.2d 847, 852; State v. Lashwood, 384 N.W.2d 319, 321 (S.D.1986). Under the totality of the circumstances, "[i]n addition to the procedure and in-court colloquy, we look at other factors including `the defendant's age; his prior criminal record; whether he
[¶ 37.] In a habeas action the petitioner "carries the burden of proving an involuntary plea and that his rights were violated." See Monette, 2009 S.D. 77, ¶ 16, 771 N.W.2d at 926. Yet, in this judicially-created form of collateral attack brought by Bilben, the defendant can now prevail by alleging that the judge failed to utter specific advisements, regardless of the surrounding circumstances and without claiming actual coercion or misunderstanding or ignorance of the rights being waived. Our primary concern should not be whether the circuit court recited a rote formula or spelled out every detail of Bilben's rights. Id. ¶ 11, 771 N.W.2d at 925. Rather, "[t]he standard was and remains whether the plea represents a voluntary and intelligent choice among the alternative courses of action open to the defendant." Raley, 506 U.S. at 29, 113 S.Ct. at 523 (quoting North Carolina v. Alford, 400 U.S. 25, 31, 91 S.Ct. 160, 164, 27 L.Ed.2d 162 (1970)). The entirety of the record indicates that such a choice was presented to Bilben in this case.
[¶ 38.] The record in this case reflects, not just "in some manner"
[¶ 39.] The judge first informed Bilben that he had a right to a jury trial. The judge then informed Bilben that "At the trial, you have a right to remain silent" and to "confront your accusers." Although the judge did not use the word "waive," the rights available at trial were prefaced with the phrase "At the trial[.]" The judge then placed the two options before Bilben: he could plead guilty, or have a trial. Because the Boykin rights were prefaced by the phrase "At trial," Bilben should have understood that he would not get those rights if he pleaded guilty — the choice presented to Bilben as the alternative to trial.
[¶ 40.] Beyond the words spoken by the judge, the totality of the circumstances strengthens the conclusion that Bilben voluntarily and intelligently waived his rights when he pleaded guilty. Had Bilben been a first time offender, unrepresented by counsel, one may question whether Bilben would have understood from the advisement that he did not get the rights available at trial if he pleaded guilty. However, the record reflects that Bilben was familiar with the court system. The 2007 conviction was Bilben's third time before the court on DUI charges in approximately five years. At the very beginning of the plea hearing, Bilben acknowledged that he had been in front of the court too many times in too short a period of time. More specifically, he was familiar with pleading guilty. He had done it in the past and experienced the consequences. The record also reflects that Bilben was represented by an attorney. The record reflects that Bilben took time, off the record to discuss the plea with his attorney before entering the plea.
[¶ 41.] It is telling in this case that Bilben does not claim on appeal that he was actually coerced or misunderstood his rights prior to pleading guilty in his 2007 conviction. The totality of the circumstances, including the advisement of rights given to Bilben, his past experience with the court system, and the fact that he was represented by an attorney, all support the conclusion that Bilben knew the nature of his rights and the consequences of his guilty plea, including waiver of certain rights. However, the Court takes too narrow a view of the proceedings and incorrectly determines Bilben's 2007 conviction to be invalid based on Boykin. For this reason, and because Bilben has no constitutional or statutory right to collaterally attack a predicate conviction used for enhancement purposes, I dissent.
[¶ 42.] SEVERSON, Justice, joins this dissent.
Id. (citations omitted).