State v. Shields

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 122,925 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. BRIAN C. SHIELDS, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 22-3210(d)(2) permits a district court to allow a defendant to withdraw a plea and set aside the judgment of conviction on a showing of manifest injustice. When assessing whether manifest injustice exists, courts generally consider three nonexclusive factors: (a) whether the defendant was represented by competent counsel; (b) whether the defendant was misled, coerced, mistreated, or unfairly taken advantage of; and (c) whether the plea…