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Appella nt bears the burden of showing that his plea was invalid, but the validity of a plea is a question of law reviewed de nov o. State v. Raleigh

Assessing the validity of a plea presents a question of law that [an appellate court] review[s] de no vo.” (citations omitted).

“A defendant has n o absolute right to withdraw a guilty plea after entering it.” State v. Raleigh , d 90, 93 (Minn. 2010).

2, a defendant may withdraw a plea before sentencing “if it is fair and just to do so.”

To be valid, a guilty plea must b e “accurate, voluntary, and in telligent.”

1, which exists if a guilty plea is inaccurate, unintelligent, or involun tary, Dikken v. State, 7 ; State v. Raleigh , .

“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.” d 90, 94 (Minn. 2010).

A guilty plea is valid if it is “accurate, voluntary, and intelligent.”

D E C I S I O N I. Griffin contends that the district court “abused its discretion by denying [his] request for plea withdrawal where it would have been fair and just to allow him to face trial.” “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.” State v. Raleigh

[when] withdrawal is necessary to correct a manifest injustice.” A manifest injustice exists when the defendant establishes that his pl ea was “inaccurate, involuntary, or unintelligent.”

D E C I S I O N I. “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 after entering it.”

First, a court must allow wit hdrawal of a guilty plea if withdrawal is necessary to correct a ‘manifest injustice.’” State v. Raleigh , (quoting Minn. R. Crim.

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

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

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

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

1463 , 25 L.Ed.2d 747 (1970) ("The voluntariness of [defendant's] plea can be determined only by considering all of the relevant circumstances surrounding it."); State v. Raleigh , , 96 (Minn. 2010) ("Whether a plea is voluntary is determined by considering all relevant circumstances.").

A defendant must be allowed to withdraw a guilty plea if “withdrawal is necessary to correct a manifest injustice.” (quotation omitted).

“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.” State v. Raleigh , (citation omitted).

4 D E C I S I O N “A defendant has no absolute right to withdraw a guilty plea after entering it.” State v. Raleigh

“We review a district court’s decision to deny a withdrawal motion for abuse of discretion, reversing only in the ‘rare case.’” (quoting Kim v. State , ).

1, 6 which “exists if a guilty plea is not valid ,” State v. Raleigh

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

But, as the supreme court has more recently declared, “[a] defendant has no absolute right to withdraw a guilty plea after entering it.” State v. Raleigh

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

“A defendant has no absolute right to withdraw a guilty plea after entering it.” State v. Raleigh , d 90, 93 (Minn. 2010).