McKiernan v. State

Melton, Justice.

Following the denial of his motion to withdraw his guilty plea, Larry Patrick McKiernan appeals, contending that he received ineffective assistance of counsel and that his guilty plea was not knowing and voluntary. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

The predicate facts developed at McKiernan’s guilty plea hearing show that, following a domestic squabble, McKiernan shot his wife in the back of the head with a Glock handgun. McKiernan then wrapped his wife’s body in tarp and disposed of it in the woods. Later, when questioned by police, McKiernan claimed that his wife…