State v. Moses

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Nuss, C.J.:

Steve Moses directly appeals the district court’s summary denial of his motion to withdraw his guilty pleas. We affirm the court’s denial because Moses’ motion was untimely.

Facts

In 1992, the State charged Steve Moses with first-degree murder and aggravated robbery for the strangulation death of his 81-year-old next-door neighbor. Later that year he filed a petition to enter a guilty plea to both charges. At the time of his plea bargain, Moses *1127was represented by John Duma. In return for entering a plea, the State agreed not to seek the hard…