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(“Intent can be inferred from the idea that a person intends the natural consequences of his or her actions.” (quotation omitted)).

1(5).” n.1 (Minn. 2016) (“A Rule 20.02 examination is used to determine whether a defendant may establish a mental-illness defense.”).13 After Bardin e admitted probation violations in January 2025, the district court continued the dispositional hearing.

(finding that a plea was voluntary where the defendant “[a]t no time .

(explaining that “ [i]ntent is generally proved by inferences drawn from a person’s words or actions in light of all the surrounding circumstances” when rejecting appellant’s assertion that “he made statements during the plea colloquy that negated the elements of intent and premeditation”).

But caselaw does not require a defendant to admit every element of the charged crime so long as “facts exist from which the defendant’s guilt of the crime charged can be reasonably inferred.” (quotation omitted); (“Even if an element to an offense is not verbalized by the defendant, a district court may nevertheless draw inferences from the facts admitted to by the defendant.” (emphasis omitted)).

The 7 question is whether “facts exist from which” awareness of the risk and conscious disregard of it “can be reasonably inferred.”

from the idea that a person intends the natural consequences of [their] actions.” (d 315, 320 (Minn. 2003)).

“Intent can be inferred from the idea that a person intends the natural consequences of his or her actions.” (quotation omitted).

(stating that intent may be inferred “from the 19 idea that a person intends the natural consequences of his or her actions” (quotation omitted)).

A plea is accurate if an adequate factual basis is established on the record, meaning that “facts exist from which the defendant’s guilt of the crime charged can be reasonably inferred.” 861 (Minn. 2016) (quotation omitted).

A guilty plea is accurate if “facts exist from which the defendant’s guilt of the crime charged can be reasonably inferred.” (quotation omitted).

In other words, the district court “must make certain that facts exist from which the defendant’s guilt of the crime charged can be reasonably inferred.” (quotation omitted).

(accuracy standard requires district court to ensure facts exist from which defendant’s guilt can be reasonably inferred).

And because Joseph offers no argument to the contrary, we conclude that the district court reasonably inferred that the motel parking lot is a “public place.” (stating that before accepting a guilty plea, the district court must “make certain that facts exist from which the defendant’s guilt of the crime charged can be reasonably inferred ” (emphasis added) (quotation omitted)).

Stated differently, a proper factual basis exists “if the record contains a showing that there is credible evidence available which would support a jury verdict that defendant is guilty of at least as great a crime as that to which he pled guilty.” (quotation omitted).

And before a guilty plea can be accepted, “the [district court] must make certain that facts exist from which the defendant’s guilt of the crime charged can be reasonably inferred.” (quotation omitted).

The Minnesota Supreme Court has “repeatedly discouraged the use of leading questions to establish a factual basis.” (collecting cases).

As the supreme court has explained, when assessing the accuracy of a guilty plea, a court must “make certain that facts exist from which the defendant’s guilt of the crime charged can be reasonably inferred.” (emphasis added) (quotation omitted).

And “[i]ntent can be inferred from the idea that a person intends the natural consequences of his or her actions.” (quotation omitted).

the consequences of the plea.’” Dikken, d at 877 () (emphases added).

t next argues that he entered an unintelligent plea because the criminal-history- score miscalculation made him misunderstand “the true and correct consequences of the plea,” or “the alternative courses of action available to him.” A guilty plea is intelligent when “a defendant understands the charges against him, the rights he is waiving, and the consequences of his plea.”

In other words, the di strict court “must make certain that facts exist from which the defendant’s guilt of the crime charged can be reasonably inferred.” (quotation omitted).

d 852, 861 (Minn. 2016) (observing that “before a plea of guilty can be accepted, the trial judge must make certain that facts exist from which the defendant’s guilt of the crime charged can be reasonably inferred.”) Hassan’s plea colloquy demonstrated a sufficient factual basis to establish his guilt of third-degree cri

And intent may be inferred “from the idea that a person intends the natural consequences of his or her actions.” (quotation omitted).

This requirement “is satisfied if the record contains a showing that there is credible evidence available which would support a jury verdi ct that [a] defendant 3 is guilty of at least as great a crime as that to which he [pleaded] guilty.” (quotation omitted).

And the supreme court has “repeatedly discouraged the use of leading questions.” (listing cases).

A plea is accurate if an adequate factual basis is established on the record , meaning that “facts exist from which the defendant’s guilt of the crime charged can be reasonably inferred.” Nelson v. State , 861 (Minn. 2016) .

And, in the plea context, “[i]ntent can be inferred from the idea that a person intends the natural consequences of his or her actions.” (quotation omitted).

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

Id.; 7 d 743, 744–45, 747 (Minn. 1994); Ecker, d at 717; d 852, 860 (Minn. 2016).

The Minnesota Supreme Court has “cautioned against the use of exclusively leading questions to establish a proper factual basis for a guilty plea.” (quotation omitted).

When reviewing the sufficiency of the factual basis for an Alford plea, we determine whether “facts exist from which the defendant’s guilt of the crime charged can be reasonably inferred,” (quotation omitted), keeping in mind that the factual basis of an Alford plea must be “strong,” Theis, d at 649.

This requirement “is satisfied if the record contains a showing that there is credible evidence available which would support a jury verdict that [a] defendant is guilty of at least as great a crime as that to which he [pleaded] guilty.” (quotation omitted).