Ridgley v. State

HORTON, Justice.

This is an appeal from the district court’s summary dismissal of a petition for post-conviction relief. The Idaho Court of Appeals reversed the district court’s dismissal in part and this Court granted the State’s petition for review. We affirm the district court’s order of dismissal.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On February 26, 2002, sixteen days after his wife died, Lee Ridgley pled guilty to lewd and lascivious conduct with a minor under the age of sixteen. Before sentencing, Ridgley moved to withdraw his plea on the grounds that appointed counsel had not adequately…