State v. Vasquez

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Allegrucci, J.:

Alberto Vasquez appeals from the district court’s denial of his motion to withdraw his plea of guilty to premeditated first-degree murder. The sole issue on appeal is whether the trial court erred in refusing to allow Vasquez to withdraw his guilty plea prior to sentencing.

Defendant Alberto Vasquez and the victim, Maria Lorena Garcia, lived together in Dodge City, Kansas. On January 18, 1999, Garcia told defendant that, she intended to leave him and move out of state.

The following day, Garcia and one or two other women were in the house…