State v. Taylor

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Six, J.:

The primary issue arises under K.S.A. 1998 Supp. 22-3210(d), the statute controlling a criminal defendant’s opportunity to withdraw a guilty plea before sentencing (for good cause and within the discretion of the trial court).

John S. Taylor appeals his convictions and sentences for second-degree murder, aggravated burglary, and theft. Taylor entered what counsel and die district court called a Brady plea but moved to withdraw his plea on the day of sentencing. (We discuss pleas under Brady v. United States, 397 U.S. 742, 25 L. Ed. 2d 747, 90 S.…