State v. Herrera

OPINION

WECHSLER, Judge.

{1} Defendant entered a guilty plea, pursuant to North Carolina v. Alford, 400 U.S. 25, 91 S.Ct. 160, 27 L.Ed.2d 162 (1970), to two counts of attempted first-degree child abuse, a second-degree felony. He later moved to withdraw the plea, to evaluate his competency to enter the plea, and to reconsider his sentence. The trial court denied the motions. On appeal, Defendant argues that (1) the trial court erred in denying his motion to withdraw the plea because (a) the plea was to an offense that does not exist; (b) the plea was without a factual basis; and (c) the trial…