State v. Hutto

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 122,630 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. MATTHEW DOUGLAS HUTTO, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. Appellate courts generally review a district court's decision to deny a postsentencing motion to withdraw a guilty or no contest plea for abuse of discretion. On appeal, the movant bears the burden to prove the district court erred in denying a motion to withdraw a plea. 2. Under K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 22-3210(d)(2), after pronouncing sentence, a district court may set aside a judgment of conviction and permit the defendant to withdraw a plea in order to…