Did the judge err in accepting the defendant's guilty plea without asking him about the contradictory statements?

QUESTION PRESENTED Judges must ensure defendants fully understand the consequences of their guilty pleas. Boykin v. Alabama requires judges to use “the utmost solicitude of which courts are capable in canvassing the matter with the accused.” And judges must make the record show the defendant’s plea was knowing. Here, the defendant initialed several contradictory statements in his plea papers. Did the judge err in accepting the defendant’s guilty plea without asking him about the contradictory statements? 2