Legal Opinion

Brock v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided May 19, 1999No. 97-311PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THOMAS, Justice.

Barry Brock (Brock) appeals from the denial of his motion to withdraw his pleas of guilty to one count of aggravated assault and battery, in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-2 — 502(a)(iii) (Michie 1997), and two counts of making threatening telephone calls, in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-6-103 (Michie 1997). The trial court denied Brock’s motion without holding a hearing. We hold that in the absence of a hearing, the allegations in Brock’s motion and his affidavit must be taken as true, and those allegations could constitute a fair and just reason for withdrawal of his…

2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Vaughn v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1998
  4. Martin v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1986
  5. Byerly v. MadsenCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1985

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3Cited by22 opinions

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  5. Alcalde v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2003

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