State v. Epps
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The Supreme Court reversed the judgment of the court of appeals reversing the decision of the district court to deny Defendant's motion to withdraw his guilty plea, holding that Defendant did not meet his burden of proving that his plea was invalid.
Defendant pleaded guilty to the charge of violating a domestic abuse no contact order. On appeal, Defendant argued that a manifest injustice occurred that required a plea withdrawal due to his failure personally to admit his previous convictions during his plea colloquy, which made his plea inaccurate. The court of appeals agreed and reversed. The Supreme Court reversed, holding (1) Defendant did not meet his burden to establish a manifest injustice requiring a plea withdrawal or that his plea was otherwise invalid; and (2) therefore, the court of appeals committed reversible error in reversing Defendant's conviction on the basis that his guilty plea was invalid.
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