STATE v. SWENSEN

No. DA 08-0086.

203 P.3d 786 (2009)

2009 MT 42

349 Mont. 268

STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Eric SWENSEN, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided February 18, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For Appellant: Chad M. Wright; Hooks & Wright; Helena, Montana.

For Appellee: Hon. Steve Bullock, Montana Attorney General; Jonathan M. Krauss, Assistant Attorney General; Mark Lancaster, Legal Intern; Helena, Montana, Brant Light, Cascade County Attorney; Matthew Robertson, Deputy County Attorney; Great Falls, Montana.


Justice W. WILLIAM LEAPHART delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 Eric Swensen ("Swensen") appeals from an order of the Eighth Judicial District Court, Cascade County, denying his motion to withdraw his guilty plea.

¶ 2 We restate the issue on appeal as follows:

¶ 3 Did the District Court err in denying Swensen's motion to withdraw his guilty plea?

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶ 4 On September 6, 2006, officers...

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