Gamble v. State

OPINION

Lester Gamble appeals from the district court’s denial of his petition for post-conviction relief, in which he sought to withdraw his plea of guilty to a charge of attempted grand larceny or, in the alternative, to obtain specific enforcement of his plea bargain. We reverse the judgment of the district court and remand for further proceedings.

In December, 1977, appellant Gamble was arraigned on a charge of grand larceny and entered a plea of not guilty. As a result of negotiations with the prosecutor, a plea agreement was reached: Gamble, who was then on probation for a previous…