State v. Tyler

¶1 Pursuant to a plea agreement, Andrew Lee Tyler pled guilty to partner family member assault in the Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Yellowstone County. Before he was sentenced, Tyler moved to withdraw his guilty plea, claiming he discovered new evidence, and thus good cause existed for the District Court to grant his motion. The District Court denied his motion. Tyler appeals.

¶2 The sole issue on appeal is whether the District Court erred in concluding good cause did not exist to grant Tyler’s motion to withdraw his guilty plea.

¶3 In December 2005, police responded to a report of a…