State v. Anthony D.
Annotate this CaseDefendant entered a guilty plea under the Alford doctrine to one count of sexual assault in the first degree. At the sentencing hearing, Defendant requested that he be permitted to withdraw his plea. The trial court denied the motion. Defendant appealed, arguing that the trial court erred in denying his oral motion to withdraw his plea “without any type of inquiry or evidentiary hearing as to the underlying basis of [his] motion.” The Appellate Court affirmed, concluding that the inquiry conducted by the court was sufficient. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying Defendant’s motion to withdraw his guilty plea without conducting a further inquiry into the underlying basis of Defendant’s motion.
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