Ex parte Ronald Eugene Hollander, Jr.

The Lauderdale Circuit Court denied the motion filed by Ronald Eugene Hollander, Jr., to 'withdraw his guilty plea to attempted first-degree assault. The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the trial court’s denial by an unpublished memorandum. Hollander v. State (No. CR-12-0297, May 24, 2013), 161 So.3d 1236 (Ala.Crim.App.2013) (table). Because I believe that Hollander has satisfied the legal standard for the withdrawal of a guilty plea and that the result in this case works an injustice, I dissent.

I. Facts and Procedural History

The statement of facts attached to the criminal complaint…