State v. Wise

¶1 Appellant Shaun Wise pled guilty to criminal mischief in the Twenty-First Judicial District Court, Ravalli County. He later moved to withdraw his guilty plea, and the District Court denied his motion. We reverse and remand.

¶2 The sole issue presented for our review is whether the District Court erred in denying Appellant’s motion to withdraw his guilty plea.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶3 In May 2007, the State charged Appellant Shaun Wise, a/k/a Shanadoa Johnson (Wise), with felony elder abuse by way of exploitation, §§ 52-3-803 and 52-3-825, MCA, and felony criminal mischief, §…