Lussier v. State
Annotate this CaseAppellant pled guilty to first-degree murder while committing domestic abuse and was sentenced to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole. Defendant did not appeal but subsequently filed a postconviction petition, alleging that his guilty plea was invalid because it lacked a proper factual foundation. The postconviction court denied relief on the ground that the petition was untimely and lacked substantive merit. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) because there was sufficient evidence of a past pattern of domestic abuse and sufficient evidence of an extreme indifference to human life, Appellant's claim that he was entitled to withdraw his plea failed on the merits, and therefore, Appellant failed to establish a manifest injustice entitling him to withdraw his guilty plea; and (2) therefore, the Court did not need to reach the remaining issues raised in this appeal.
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