Rude v. State

TAYLOR, Justice.

Appellant, Robert Merril Rude, appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to withdraw his nolo contendere plea to conspiracy to commit second-degree murder. We agree with the findings of the district court and affirm.

Appellant raises a single issue:

Was Robert Rude’s plea of nolo conten-dere to conspiracy to commit second degree murder, entered voluntarily?

I. FACTS

On April 19, 1991, a criminal complaint was filed alleging that appellant conspired with his father, Jack Stanley Rude, to kill appellant’s former wife, Mary Elizabeth Rude. Appellant was arraigned on August…