State v. Garcia.

Opinion of the Court by

RECKTENWALD, C.J.

The central issue is whether the family court erred in denying Defendant Eddie A Garcia’s Motion to Withdraw his Plea of No Contest before sentencing.

Garcia was charged with continuous sexual assault of a minor under the age of fourteen, and abuse of a family or household member. Garcia initially pleaded not guilty, but changed his plea pursuant to a plea agreement with the State of Hawaii. Garcia agreed to plead no contest, and to serve twenty years of imprisonment for continuous sexual assault and one year for abuse, to run concurrently. In turn, the…