State v. Lium

KAPSNER, Justice.

[¶ 1] Travis Charles Lium appeals from a criminal judgment for aggravated assault and reckless endangerment entered after the district court denied his motion to withdraw his guilty pleas. We hold the district court abused its discretion in denying Lium’s motion to withdraw his pleas without deciding whether he presented a fair and just reason for withdrawal, and we reverse and remand for reconsideration of his motion.

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[¶2] In June 2006, the State charged Lium with attempted murder, a class A felony, alleging he stabbed his former girlfriend’s boyfriend with a knife and…