United States v. James Storholm

On February 2, 2006, James Edward Storholm pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(5)(B) and (b)(2). On November 20, 2006, the day he was scheduled to be sentenced, Mr. Storholm moved to withdraw his guilty plea. He appeals the district court’s 1 denial of this motion. We affirm.

A district court’s denial of a motion to withdraw a guilty plea is reviewed for an abuse of discretion. United States v. Ramirez-Hemandez, 449 F.3d 824, 826 (8th Cir.2006). Although a district court may allow a defendant to withdraw his guilty plea if he…