State v. Mullins

DURRANT, Justice:

¶ 1 The sole question presented in this appeal is whether a motion to withdraw a guilty plea remains pending, even after the entry of a final judgment of conviction, if that motion was improperly denied. Defendant Morris T. Mullins argues that the district court improperly denied his timely motion to withdraw his guilty plea by failing to enter findings of fact relating to the motion’s denial. Later in the proceedings, the district court declined to consider the merits of two additional motions filed by Mullins seeking the withdrawal of his plea. Mullins filed those motions…