State v. Larson

I

WILLIAM RAY PRICE, JR., Judge.

Patrick Larson appeals the denial of his Rule 29.07(d) 1 motion to withdraw his guilty plea. Because Larson’s imposition of sentence was suspended, there is no final judgment to support appellate jurisdiction and the appeal must be dismissed. Although we construe Larson’s appeal as a petition for writ of mandamus to require the circuit court to allow him to withdraw his plea, Larson has not established legal error or an abuse of discretion, and he is not entitled to relief.

II

In 1997, at the age of twenty-three, Larson was charged with two counts of sexual abuse…