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The accuracy requirement protects a defendant from “plead ing guilty to a more serious offense than he could be convicted of were he to insist on his right to trial.” Johnson, d at 215 (quoting State v. Trott , (M inn.

6 guilty to a more serious offens e than [she] could be convicte d of were [she] to insist on [her] right to trial.”

Moreover, when “[t]he record [] contains a copy of the complaint[, a] defendant, by his plea of guilty, in effect judicially admit[s] the allegations contained in the complaint.”

(rejecting plea-withdrawal argument involving defense counsel’s “unqualified promise of probation” because the signed plea petition and the appellant’s statements at the plea hearing refuted this claim).

In explaining the validity requirement, the supreme court has stated that “[t]he purpose of the voluntariness requirement is to insure that the defendant is not pleading guilty because of improper pressures.” State v. Trott

This requirement “protect[s] a defendant from pleading guilty to a more serious offense than he could be convicted of were he to insist on his right to trial.”

“The main purpose of the accuracy requirement is to protect a defendant from pleading guilty to a more serious offense than he could be convicted of were he to insist on his right to trial.”

State v. Ecker , State v. Trott , .

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

“The court should not accept the plea unless the record support s the conclusion that the defendant actually committed an offense at least as serious as the crime to which he is pleading guilty.” -52 (Minn. 1983).

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

Lussier, d at 589 ( (permitti ng use of the whole record, including the complaint and photographs)).

(citing State v. Trott , (permitting use of the whole record, including the complaint and photographs); State v. Hoaglund , n.9 (Minn. 1976) (permitting use of the whole record, including presentence investigation report); (permitting use of presentence in

This other evidence can include the criminal complaint because by pleading guilty a defendant “in effect judicially admit[s] the allegations contained in the complaint.” State v. Trott

“[T]he plea petition and colloquy may be supplemen ted by other evidence to establish the factual basis for a plea.” (concluding that the record as a whole, which included the complaint and photos of the victim’s injuries taken at the hospital, was sufficient to establish factual basi s for guilty plea); (looking to the record as a whole, including the presentence

“The main purpose of the accuracy requ irement is to protect a defendant from pleading guilty to a more serious offense than he could be convicted of were he to insist on his right to trial.” State v. Trott , 4 (Minn. 1983).

Second, Dixon cites to State v. Trott to argue that a defendant should be permitted to withdraw a plea when a “promise is unfulfilled.”

(“[T]he plea petition and colloquy may be supplemented by other evidence to establish the factual basis for a plea.”); 3 (complaint and photos of the victim’s injuries); (PSI).

See State v. Trott , (concluding that district court did not err in denying plea -withdrawal petition based on court’s reliance on defendant’s plea peti tion and plea over sworn testimony provided at plea-withdrawal hearing).

5 By pleading guilty, a defendant “in effect judicially admit[s] the allegations contained in the complaint.”

By pleading guilty, a defendant “in effect judicially admit[s] the allegations contained in the complaint.” 9

(citing State v. Trott , d 248, 251 (Minn. 1983)).

In addition to the defendant’s statement, there are other ways to establish a factual basis, including “t estimony of witnesses and statements summarizing the evidence.”

Intelligence Requirement “The purpose of the requirement that the plea be intelligent is to [ensure] that the defendant understands the charges, understands the rights he is waiving by pleading guilty, and understands the consequences of his plea.”

(“The record also contains a copy of the complaint and defendant, by his plea of guilty, in effect judicially admitted the allegations contained in the complaint.”).

hat there was no “specific sentencing agreement with the state,” and that the sentencing decision was up to the judge and “could include up to 172 months to serve.” In State v. Trott, the supreme court considered similar circumstances, rejecting the defendant’s claim that he should be permitted to withdraw his guilty plea becaus e defense counsel made an “unqualified promise of probation .”

-53 (Minn. 1983) (stating the supreme court is “unwilling to hold that a defendant must be questioned by the [district] court at the time he enters his guilty plea to insure that he understands what the presumptive sentence is under the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines”).

Other evidence incl udes the complaint since a defendant “by his plea of guilty, in effect judi cially admit[s] the al legations contained in the complaint.”

“The main purpose of the accuracy requirement is to protect a defendant from pleading guilty to a more serious offense than [she] could be convicted of were [she] to insist on [her] right to trial.”

By pleading guilty, a defendant “in effect judicially admit[s] the allegations contained in the complaint.”

“[T]he main purpose of the accuracy requirement is to protect a defendant from pleading guilty to a more serious offense than he could be 14 convicted of were he to insist on his right to trial.”

“The main purpose of the accuracy requirement is to protect a defendant from pleading guilty to a more serious offense than he could be convicted of were he to insist on his right to trial.”

on three separate dates: February 3, 2012, February 5, 2012, and February 7, 2012.” The state argues that because the district court accepted Foss’s guilty pleas, he “in effect judicially admitted the allegations contained in the complaint,” q uoting State v. Trott , , 252 (Minn. 1983).

11 Intelligence A plea must be intelligent “to insure th at the defendant understands the charges, understands the rights he is waiving by pleading guilty, and understands the consequences of his plea.”

Intelligent and knowing “The purpose of the requirement that the pl ea be intelligent is to insure that the defendant understands the charges, understands the rights he is waiving by pleading guilty, and understands the consequences of his plea.”

The main purpose of the accuracy requirement is to “protect a defendant from plea ding guilty to a more serious offense than he could be convicted of were he to in sist on his right to trial.” State v. Trott

This requirement can be satisfied by having the defendant describe the facts constituting the offense, or by other methods, such as “testimony of witnesses and statements summarizing the evidence.” State v. Trott

See State v. Trott , (ruling that the factual basis to support a plea to second- degree assault was sufficient on a record th at included the defendant’s admissions, the criminal complaint, and photos of the victim’s injuries).