P. v. Giroux
Keith Giroux pled guilty to one count of corporal injury to a spouse or cohabitant in exchange for the dismissal of charges of sexual battery and battery on a cohabitant, and an allegation that he had a prior serious felony conviction. At the sentencing hearing, defendant claimed he had made a mistake and requested the trial court allow him to withdraw his plea. The court denied his request. On appeal, defendant now asserts there was good cause to withdraw his guilty plea and the trial courts refusal to grant this request violated his Sixth Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment rights. Court conclude that the trial court properly exercised its judgment when it denied defendant the right to withdraw his plea.
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