State of Minnesota v. Kevin Trent Johnson

OPINION

JOHNSON, Judge.

Kevin Trent Johnson pleaded guilty to felony domestic assault by strangulation. At the plea hearing, he said that he could not remember the incident for which he was charged. But he agreed, based on his review of the police reports, that the state’s evidence likely would persuade a jury to find him guilty. On direct appeal, Johnson argues that the district court erred by not making an express finding of fact on the record that there is a strong probability that he would be found guilty of the crime to which he pleaded guilty. We conclude that the district court did not…