State v. Cooley

In this cause, the defendant, while in execution of sentence, filed a V.R.Cr.P. 32(d) motion in the district court by which he sought to withdraw his pleas of guilty made to the offenses charged against him. The court heard the motion and filed findings of fact upon which it concluded that the defendant had failed to demonstrate manifest injustice. The defendant appeals from the order denying the relief requested.

V.R.Cr.P. 32(d) reads as follows:

Withdrawal of Plea of Guilty.

A motion to withdraw a plea of guilty or of nolo contendere may be made only before sentence is imposed or deferred; but…