State v. DeCoteau

VANDE WALLE, Justice.

Alvin DeCoteau appealed from the district court’s order denying his application for postconviction relief. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

On April 12, 1989, DeCoteau appeared before Judge Jon R. Kerian in Ward County district court and entered a plea of guilty to the charge of Theft of Property and a plea of guilty to the charge of Aggravated Assault. The guilty pleas followed a plea agreement resulting from negotiations among DeCoteau, his attorney, and an assistant state’s attorney. DeCo-teau was sentenced to two consecutive five-year terms to be served…