State v. Al-Kotrani

EISMANN, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of guilty and a sentence for the crime of lewd conduct with a minor under age sixteen and from the denial of a motion to reduce that sentence. The Defendant entered an unconditional plea of guilty, but now wants to challenge on direct appeal the district court’s finding that he was competent to stand trial. He also claims that the district court abused its discretion when imposing the sentence and when denying his motion to reduce the sentence. We hold that by his unconditional plea of guilty the Defendant waived his right to challenge the…