STATE v. AYALA

No. 17975.

794 P.2d 1150 (1990)

118 Idaho 94

STATE of Idaho, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Mardonio Garcia AYALA, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Idaho.

July 5, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig D. Hobdey (argued), Hobdey & Hobdey, Gooding, for defendant-appellant.

Jim Jones, Atty. Gen., James E. Leuenberger (argued), Deputy Atty. Gen., Boise, for plaintiff-respondent.


PER CURIAM.

Mardonio Garcia Ayala stands convicted of rape. The dispositive issue on appeal is whether Ayala should have been allowed to withdraw his guilty plea on the ground that it was involuntary. The district court said "no." We reverse.

Under our state and federal constitutions, a guilty plea must be made voluntarily — which means knowingly and intelligently as well as free from coercion. State v. Colyer, 98 Idaho 32<...

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