State v. Topasna

Opinion of the Court by

LIM, J.

In his appeal of the circuit court of the first circuit’s May 21, 1999 judgment, guilty conviction and sentence, Defendant-Appellant Alfred Topasna (Topasna) contends that the court abused its discretion in denying his motion to withdraw his guilty pleas.

Throughout his change-of-plea colloquy with the court, Topasna was extremely hesitant and reluctant to change his pleas. To-pasna changed his mind immediately after changing his pleas and the next day told his attorney to move to withdraw the pleas. During the hearing on his motion, Topasna steadfastly maintained…