Barela v. State

VOIGT, Justice.

[11] In 1995, Steven R. Barela (appellant) pled guilty to the second-degree murder of his wife. In 2000, he filed a motion to withdraw his guilty plea, primarily due to the claimed ineffectiveness of his trial counsel. The district court denied this motion. Based on our recent decision in Nixon v. State, 2002 WY 118, 51 P.3d 851 (Wyo.2002), we conclude that the district court was without jurisdiction to consider appellant's motion to withdraw his guilty plea, and, accordingly, dismiss this appeal.

ISSUES

[12] Appellant presents two issues for our review:

ISSUE I

Did the district…