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

“To be constitutionally valid, a guilty plea must be accura te, voluntary, and intelligent.” (M inn.

A plea must be accurate to ensure that a defendant does not plead guilty “to a more serious offense than that for which he could be convicted if he insisted on his right to trial.” State v. Raleigh , 4 (Minn. 2010).

D E C I S I O N “A defendant has no absolute right to wi thdraw a guilty plea after entering it.”

But “a court must allow withdrawal of a guilty plea if withdrawal is necessary to correct a ‘manifest injustice.’” (quoting Minn. R. Crim.

“To be constitutionally valid, a guilty plea must be accura te, voluntary, and intelligent.”

See State v. Raleigh , (explaining that a defendant cannot withdraw his plea even if the district court did not obtain proper responses to establish the factual basis when the record contains enough evidence to support the conviction).

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

Laster contends that the “district court abused its discretion by denying [his] pre - sentencing motion to withdraw his guilty plea.” “A defendant has no absolute right to withdraw a guilty plea after entering it.”

First, a court must allow withdrawal of a guilty plea if withdrawal is necessary to correct a ‘manifest injustice.’ Second, a court may allow withdrawal any time before sentencing if it is ‘fair and just’ to do so.” (citations omitted).

“Assessing the validity of a plea presents a question of law that [ appellate courts] review de novo.” State v. 3 Raleigh

See State v. Raleigh , -94 (Minn. 2010) (analyzing presentencing motion under the manifest-injustice standard ).

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

“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.”

“Assessing the validity of a plea presents a question of law that [ appellate courts] review de novo.”

that occurred before [Dunston] pleaded guilty.” As to the remedy for the state’s violation of rule 9.01, we note that “[a] defendant has no absolute right to withdraw a guilty plea after entering it.” State v. Raleigh

D E C I S I O N A defendant has no absolute right to withdraw a guilty plea, but a defendan t may challenge the va lidity of a guilty plea for the first time in a direct appeal

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

“[A] court must allow withdrawal of a guilty plea if withdrawal is necessary to correct a ‘manifest injustic e.’” State v. Raleigh , (quoting Minn. R. Crim.