BONGA v. STATE

No. A08-1135.

765 N.W.2d 639 (2009)

Dario George BONGA, Petitioner Appellant, v. STATE of Minnesota, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

May 28, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence Hammerling, Chief Appellate Public Defender, St. Paul, Minnesota; and Melissa Sheridan, Special Assistant Public Defender, Eagan, Minnesota, for appellant.

Lori Swanson, Attorney General, John B. Galus, Assistant Attorney General, St. Paul, Minnesota; and Thomas A. Pertler, Carlton County Attorney, Carlton, Minnesota, for respondent.


OPINION

ANDERSON, G. BARRY, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order summarily dismissing Dario George Bonga's petition for postconviction relief seeking to withdraw his guilty plea. We reverse the postconviction court and remand for further proceedings.

Bonga admitted the following facts during his guilty plea hearing. On the night of July 17, 1998, Bonga was a passenger in a car in Carlton County with Carlos San Miguel, DuWayne Johnson, and another...

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