State v. Hoffman

Michael W. Hoffman has appealed from a judgment of conviction entered upon his plea of guilty to first degree murder. The appeal presents two questions. First, we are asked to decide whether the district court acted correctly in accepting the guilty plea. Second, we must determine whether the sentence was properly imposed. For reasons explained below, we uphold the judgment of conviction insofar as it adjudicates the appellant’s guilt but we vacate the sentence and remand the case for re-sentencing.

We first consider the guilty plea. Hoffman was charged with committing a pre meditated murder.…