State v. Frazier

¶1 Defendant Gary Frazier appeals the District Court’s denial of his motion to withdraw the guilty plea he made in Justice Court to partner or family member assault. We reverse and remand to the District Corut.

¶2 We restate the issue as follows:

¶3 Did the District Court err in denying Frazier’s motion to withdraw his guilty plea?

BACKGROUND

¶4 On June 26, 2005, Frazier called 9-1-1 to report that his wife, Chrissy Frazier, was beating him and was impeding him from leaving their home. Based upon his wife’s subsequent statement to the police that Frazier had pushed her to the ground and caused…