Dobbins v. State

HILL, Justice.

[¶ 1] Pursuant to a plea agreement, Steve Edward Dobbins pleaded no contest to one count of sexual assault in the first degree, a felony, in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-2-302(a)(iii). In this consolidated appeal, Dobbins contends that the district court should have permitted him to withdraw his plea, both before and after sentencing.1 Specifically, Dobbins complains that he should have been allowed to withdraw his plea of no contest prior to being sentenced because he did not have close assistance of counsel and that he had a fair and just reason to withdraw his plea.…