State v. Reu-El

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 113,799 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. KING PHILLIP AMMAN REU-EL, f/k/a PHILLIP CHEATHAM, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. A district court has discretion under K.S.A. 2016 Supp. 22-3210(d)(1) to grant a motion to withdraw a guilty or no contest plea for good cause. Accordingly, appellate courts review a district court's decision to deny a presentence motion to withdraw a plea, including the underlying conclusion that the defendant has not established good cause, for an abuse of discretion. This generally means that the district court's…