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State v. Theis

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided December 27, 2007No. A06-662PublishedCited by 66 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

GILDEA, Justice.

Appellant Joel David Theis was charged with three counts of felony criminal sexual conduct. Theis entered an Alford, plea 1 to an amended count of gross misdemeanor criminal sexual conduct. Before sentencing, Theis moved to withdraw his plea. The district court denied the motion, and the court of appeals affirmed. Because we conclude that Theis’s Alford plea was not accurate, we reverse.

The criminal complaint charged Theis with one count of second-degree criminal sexual conduct and two counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct for allegedly touching his…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. State v. TrottSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1983
  3. State v. EckerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1994
  4. State v. GouletteSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
  5. Perkins v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1997

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3Cited by66 opinions

  1. State v. RaleighSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2010
  2. Rickert v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2011
  3. Munger v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2008
  4. Jane Doe 136 v. Ralph LiebschSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2015
  5. Jason Donald Matakis v. State of MinnesotaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2015

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