State v. Key

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Beier, J.:

Defendant Sean Aaron Key was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, a nonperson felony because of his two previous misdemeanor convictions for the same offense. During die felony proceeding, Key challenged the State’s reliance on one of his misdemeanor convictions, claiming his attorney in that case had filed a guilty plea without consulting him. The district court judge was unwilling to entertain what he saw as an impermissible collateral attack on the prior conviction. Key entered a guilty or no contest plea to the felony…