Legal Opinion

Major v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided January 28, 2004No. 02-233PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

YOUNG, District Judge.

[¶ 1] Sargent Major (Appellant) contends that his plea of nolo contendere to one count of kidnapping should have been rejected by the district court because it was not knowingly and voluntarily given. He also argues that the district court erred in denying his pro se motion to withdraw his plea. We affirm.

ISSUES

[¶ 2] Appellant states the issues on appeal as:

Did the district court err in accepting Mr. Major’s no contest plea to the kidnapping charge when the record did not demonstrate that the plea was knowing and voluntary?

Did the district court abuse its discretion in…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Godinez v. MoranSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. Parke v. RaleySupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  4. Vaughn v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1998
  5. J. Paul Shelton v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957

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3Cited by26 opinions

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  5. Gregory Clyde Wanberg v. The State of WyomingWyoming Supreme Court · 2020

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