People v. Simons

Opinion by

Judge NEY.

Defendant, Steven Simons, appeals the order of the trial court denying his Crim.P. 35(c) motion for post-conviction relief. We vacate the order and remand for further proceedings.

Defendant entered a plea of guilty to a charge of first degree sexual assault. Subsequently, he filed a motion for postconviction relief, alleging that he had received ineffective assistance of counsel and had been inadequately advised of the consequences of his plea. The trial court denied the motion without making any findings of fact or conclusions of law.

Defendant contends that the trial court…