State v. Thomas

CADY, Justice.

In this appeal, we must determine if a guilty plea entered in a county drug court program was voluntary and intelligent. The court of appeals determined any error in the plea was harmless, but vacated the sentence and remanded thé case to the district court for resentencing. On further review, we conclude the guilty plea was voluntary and intelligent. We affirm the decision of the court of appeals, affirm the conviction, and remand for resentencing.

I. Background Facts and Proceedings.

On two separate occasions in April 1999, James C. Thomas sold methamphetamine to a confidential…