2002 MT 286
STATE OF MONTANA,v.
EDWARD WAYNE TWEED,
I. Did the District Court err by granting Tweed an out-of-time appeal?
II. Did the District Court abuse its discretion by denying Tweed’s motion to withdraw his guilty pleas?
In view of the irregularities in the interrogation at the change of plea hearing, we conclude that any doubt about whether Tweed was precluded from entering a knowing, voluntary and intelligent plea due to a misunderstanding about the consequences of his act should be resolved in favor of a trial on the merits. We hold that the District Court abused its discretion in denying Tweed’s motion to withdraw his guilty pleas.
Reversed and remanded for further proceedings consistent with this Opinion.
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