STATE v. VALDEZ-MENDOZA

No. DA 11-0010.

260 P.3d 151 (2011)

2011 MT 214

STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Hector Felipe VALDEZ-MENDOZA, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided August 30, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For Appellant: Joslyn Hunt , Chief Appellate Defender; Shiloh Hernandez , Assistant Appellate Defender, Helena, Montana.

For Appellee: Steve Bullock , Montana Attorney General; Jonathan M. Krauss , Assistant Attorney General, Helena, Montana, Kent Sipe , Musselshell County Attorney, Roundup, Montana.


Chief Justice MIKE McGRATH delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 Hector Valdez-Mendoza appeals from an order of the District Court, Fourteenth Judicial District, Musselshell County, denying his motion to withdraw his guilty plea. We reverse.

ISSUE

¶ 2 The only issue is whether the District Court erred when it denied Valdez-Mendoza's motion to withdraw his guilty plea.

BACKGROUND

¶ 3 On March 26, 2009, Valdez-Mendoza...

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