Williams v. Brownstein

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• construing Criminal Rule 32.1, which allows a defendant to withdraw his plea after sentencing “to correct manifest injustice.”
• \It is unnecessary for the State to demonstrate knowing waivers of rights when the appellee has not even raised these constitutional issues.\
• the manifest-injustice standard “seeks to avoid the possibility of a defendant pleading guilty to test the weight of potential punishment”
• the strict post-sentence withdrawal rule “seeks to avoid the possibility of a defendant pleading guilty to test the weight of potential punishment”
• credibility, good faith, and weight are subjects for the trial court when ruling on the withdrawal motion
• credibility, good faith, and weight are subjects for the trial court when ruling on the withdrawal motion

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