Gonzales v. State

OPINION

Appellant, Federico Cruz Gonzales, was charged in an indictment with two counts of obtaining money under false pretenses, felonies under NRS 205.380. Gonzales initially pled not guilty to the charges. Subsequently, pursuant to a plea bargain, he entered a plea of guilty to one count of the lesser charge of attempting to obtain money under false pretenses.

Gonzales later moved to withdraw his guilty plea, contending it was involuntarily entered because, among other things, he did not fully understand the nature of the offense to which he pled guilty. The district court denied the motion…