State v. Adams
Annotate this CaseDefendant pled guilty to aggravated indecent liberties with a child pursuant to a plea agreement. After sentencing, Defendant filed a Kan. Stat. Ann. 60-1507 motion, contending that her trial counsel was constitutionally defective in negotiating her guilty plea. Defendant also filed a motion to withdraw her guilty plea. The district court denied both motions. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) although a lack of factual findings hindered the Court's ability to review Defendant's claims of ineffective assistance of counsel, Defendant failed to demonstrate to the Court that even if she had received effective assistance of counsel, she would have declined to plead guilty; and (2) therefore, the district court correctly held that Defendant failed to meet her burden to demonstrate prejudice.
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