Odegard v. State

OPINION

BJORKMAN, Judge.

In this appeal from the district court’s denial of postconviction relief, appellant argues that his 2003 guilty plea should be vacated or his conviction modified based on the supreme court’s decision in Wiltgen. Because we conclude that Wiltgen does not apply retroactively to convictions that were final when Wiltgen was decided, we affirm.

FACTS

On March 19, 2003, appellant Lance Odegard pleaded guilty to first-degree driving while impaired (DWI), a felony violation of MinmStat. §§ 169A.20, subd. 1(1), 169A.24 (2002). The statutory aggravating factors that elevated…