People v. Crumb

Opinion by

Judge NIETO.*

Defendant, James M. Crumb, Jr., appeals the district court order denying his Crim. P. 32(d) motions to withdraw his guilty plea. We affirm.

To warrant the withdrawal of a guilty plea prior to sentencing, a defendant must establish a fair and just reason for doing so. People v. Chippewa, 751 P.2d 607, 609 (Colo.1988); People v. Finley, 141 P.3d 911, 914 (Colo.App.2006). The defendant must also establish that denial of the request to withdraw the plea will subvert justice. People v. Gutierrez, 622 P2d 547, 559 (Colo.1981); People v. Jones, 33 P.3d 1258, 1259…