Burns v. State

¶1 Appellant Daniel Christopher Burns (Burns) appeals pro se from the denial of his motion to withdraw his guilty plea in the Fifteenth Judicial District, Roosevelt County.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶2 In 2008, Burns was charged with one felony count of Sexual Abuse of Children pursuant to § 45-5-625, MCA, following allegations that he provided a sex toy to a golf class pupil and coerced the boy to use it on himself while Burns masturbated. In March 2009, Burns agreed to enter a guilty plea in exchange for the promise that the State would not seek to impose imprisonment exceeding 30…