State v. Brown

OPINION

ROSS, Judge

Respondent Willie Brown pleaded guilty to battery, robbery, and resisting police in Florida, served time in prison, and transferred his remaining year of probation to Minnesota. While on probation in Minnesota, Brown was charged with and pleaded guilty to being an ineligible person in possession of a firearm. He was extradited to Florida and informed that he faced a potential life sentence for violating his probation. Brown moved to withdraw his Minnesota guilty plea, and the district court permitted withdrawal because Brown was not informed of the “direct” consequence of a…