Melde v. State

OPINION

PETERSON, Judge.

In this appeal from the denial of his petition for postconviction relief, appellant Dennis Melde argues that because the district court injected itself into plea negotiations, the postconvietion court improperly denied his request to withdraw his guilty plea. We reverse and remand.

FACTS

Melde was charged with two counts of first-degree driving while impaired (DWI) and one count of driving after cancellation, inimical to public safety. Melde pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree DWI and one count of driving after cancellation in exchange for the state’s agreement to…