DeJesus v. State

OPINION

BRYNER, Chief Judge.

Carlos A. DeJesus pled no contest in 1988 to charges of first-degree escape and attempted first-degree murder. Prior to sentencing, DeJesus moved to withdraw his no contest pleas. Superior Court Judge Niesje J. Steinkruger denied the motion. Judge Steinkruger sentenced DeJesus to a composite term of eighty years with twelve years suspended. Judge Steinkruger subsequently dismissed an application for post-conviction relief in which DeJesus claimed that his original attorney had provided him ineffective assistance in connection with the entry of his no contest pleas…