State v. Duychak

Michael J. Duychak appeals from a judgment convicting him of first-degree murder and from an order denying post-conviction relief. Duychak claims that the trial court failed to comply with the standards for accepting a guilty plea and that the trial court erred in instructing the jury. Because we are persuaded that the trial court followed the proper procedures in accepting Duychak’s plea of guilty and that it properly instructed the jury, we affirm.

Duychak was charged with the murder of his sister. After originally pleading not guilty, Duychak changed his plea to guilty and not guilty by…