McCarthy v. State

GOLDEN, Justice.

Appellant David Jason McCarthy pleaded guilty to murder in the second degree and was sentenced to at least twenty years. Several days later his request to withdraw that plea was denied, and he appeals. We affirm.

ISSUES

McCarthy presents this issue for our review:

Did the district court err when it denied the Appellant’s motion to withdraw a guilty plea which was entered pursuant to North Carolina v. Alford, 400 U.S. 25, 91 S.Ct. 160, 27 L.Ed.2d 162 (1970)?

The State restates the issue as:

Whether the district court abused its discretion in denying Appellant’s motion to withdraw…