State v. Kenney

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Beier, J.:

Defendant Nathaniel Kenney appeals from denial of his presentencing pro se motion to withdraw his no contest plea to one count of aggravated kidnapping and one count of aggravated robbeiy.

On appeal to the Court of Appeals, Kenney argued that the district judge had denied his right to counsel under the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution by hearing the motion to withdraw plea without appointing a new lawyer for him. The Court of Appeals rejected this argument, and we granted Ken-ney s petition for review.

We reverse the judgment…