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“For a guilty plea to be accurate, a factual basis must be established on the record showing that the defendant’s conduct meets all elements of the charge to which he is pleading guilty.”

Although the use of leading questions is generally disfavored, “it does not by itself invalidate a guilty plea.” see also Jones, d at 396 (noting that the supreme court has “never held” that responding to “leading questions on its own invalidates a guilty plea”).

Raleigh, d at 94; (noting that the use of leading questions, while disfavored, does not automatically entitle the defendant to withdraw a plea).

More specifically, “a factual basis must be established on the record showing that the defendant’s conduct meets all elements of the charge to which [s]he is pleading guilty.”

“For a guilty plea to be accurate, a factual basis must be established on the record showing that the defendant’s conduct meets all elements of the charge to which he is pleading guilty.”

(Minn. 4 Temple asserts that the allegations in the second amended complaint cannot be considered as part of the record because he never testified to the complaint’s truthfulness and accuracy during his plea hearing.

Relying on Johnson, d at 726, and Barnslater v. State , -15 (Minn. App. 2011), the state argues that Lueck intentionally broke the window because he ba nged the window with the tray or threw the tray at the window and because the natural and probable cons equence of doing either act is damage to the window.

An adequate factual basis is established only when the record shows “that the defendant’s conduct meets al l elements of the charge to which he is pleading guilty.”

To be accurate, the record must contain a factual basis “showi ng that the defendant’s conduct meets all elements of the charge to wh ich he is pleading guilty.” Barnslater v. State

See Barnslater v. State , (stating that intent to damage can be inferred from knowledge and conduct).

See Barnslater v. State , -15 (Minn. App. 2011) (holding that intent ele ment of crime can be inferred fro m other facts admitted by the defendant in plea colloquy).

“For a guilty plea to be accurate, a factual basis must be established on the record showing that the defendant’s conduct meets all elements of the charge to which he is pleading guilty.”

But “a defendant may not withdraw his plea simply because the court failed to elicit proper responses if the record contains sufficient evidence to support the conviction.” Raleigh, d at 94; (“The use of leading questions is therefore disfavored, but it does not by itself invalidate a guilty plea.”).

Nevertheless, “[a] defendant may not withdraw his plea simply because the court failed to elicit proper responses if the record contains sufficient evidence to support the conviction.” Raleigh, d at 94; see also Barnslater v. State , (“The use of leading questions is therefore disfavored, but it does not by itself invalidate a guilty plea.”).

W hile leading questions are discouraged in a guilty plea hearing, this court has held that using leading questions “does not by itself invalidate a guilty plea.” Barnslater v. State

See, (“The complaint may provide a factual basis for a defendant’s plea, and we are perm itted to examine the complaint to assess whether a de fendant’s plea was accurate.” (c iting Trott, d at 252)), aff’d, (“This court may also look to the whole record, beyond what the defendant said, when evaluating the quality of a guilty plea’s factual basis.” ( citing Trott, d at 251 -52)).

d 910, 914 (Minn. App. 2011).

“Manifest injustice occurs if a guilty plea is invalid.”

28, 2015); an insurance inventory of damaged property, –15 (Minn. App. 2011); and a notice of driver’s-license revocation and a traffic citation

The factual basis for a guilty plea is ordinarily established through questions by the court or counsel that prompt the defendant to explain, “in his own words, the events surrounding the crime.”

Accuracy requires that the plea is supported by a proper factual basis in the record “showing that the defendant's conduct meets all elements of the charge to which he is pleading guilty.”

see also Ecker, d at 717 (“[W]e again discourage the use of leading questions to establish a factual basis.”).

See Raleigh, d at 95-96 (stating that the factual basis was sufficient despite “its disfavored format”); (stating that while the use of leading questions is “disfavored,” it does not by itself invalidate a guilty plea).

This court may “also look to the whole record, beyond what the defendant said, when evaluating the quality of a guilty plea’s factual basis.”

See, e.g., Raleigh, d at 95-96; Ecker, d at 717; (“The use of leading questions is therefore disfavored, but it does not by itself invalidate a guilty plea.”).

movable property of another without the other’s consent and with intent to deprive the owner permanently of possession of the property”); (“For a guilty plea to be accurate, a factual basis must be established on the record showing that the defendant’s conduct meets all elements of the charge to which he is 4 pleading guilty.” (emphasis added)).