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“A manifest injustice exists if a guilty plea is not valid.”

I. “To be constitutionally valid, a guilty plea must be accurate, voluntary, and intelligent.”

“A defendant has no absolute right to withdraw a guilty plea after entering it.”

“The intelligence requirement ensures that a defendant understands the charges against [her], the rights [she] is waiving, and the consequences of [her] plea.”

“Assessing the validity of a plea presents a question of law that we review de novo.”

“A manifest injustice exists if a guilty plea is not valid.”

“The ‘fair and just’ standard requires district courts to give ‘due consideration’ to two factors: (1) the reasons a defendant advances to support withdrawal and (2) prejudice granting the motion would cause the [s]tate given reliance on the plea.”

“A defendant has no absolute right to withdraw a guilty plea after entering it.”

“To be constitutionally valid, a guilty plea must be accurate, voluntary, and intelligent.” (citing North Carolina v. Alford, 400 U.S. 25, 31 (1970)); -53 (Minn. App. 1987) (applying the constitutional standard to a plea petition).

“A defendant has no absolute right to withdraw a guilty plea after entering it.”

“A defendant has no absolute right to withdraw a guilty plea after entering it.”

(“The [district] court should be particularly wary of situations in which the factual basis is established by asking a defendant only leading questions.”).

5 “A defendant has no absolute right to withdraw a guilty plea after entering it.”

“A manifest injustice exists if a guilty plea is not valid.”

To be constitutionally valid, a guilty plea must be accurate, voluntary, and intelligent.” (citation omitted).