State v. Bates

KAPSNER, Justice.

[¶ 1] Jimmie Lee Bates appeals from a criminal judgment entered upon a plea of guilty, claiming the district court erred in denying his motion to withdraw the guilty plea. After considering the issues as Bates raises them, we conclude the district court did not abuse its discretion in deny ing the motion to withdraw the guilty plea and Bates failed to establish he received ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm.

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[¶ 2] Bates was charged with continuous sexual abuse of a child and promoting obscenity to minors in March 2005. Prior to trial, the state’s attorney filed an…