Pokrzywinski v. State

Defendant was charged with the kidnapping and aggravated rape of a 15-year-old girl. Minn. St. 609.25, 609.291. Pursuant to a plea bargain, he pled guilty to sexual intercourse with a child, Minn. St. 609.295(3), and the more serious charges were dropped. This appeal is from a denial of postconviction relief. We affirm.

Defendant contends that his guilty plea should be withdrawn because it was induced by an involuntary incriminating statement given when his attorney was not present. The trial court found that the plea of guilty was not induced by defendant’s statement and that defendant had…