{"id":13885,"date":"2023-12-20T11:49:42","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T16:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/?p=13885"},"modified":"2025-02-13T10:48:48","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T15:48:48","slug":"can-you-withdraw-a-guilty-plea-for-manifest-injustice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/can-you-withdraw-a-guilty-plea-for-manifest-injustice\/","title":{"rendered":"Can you withdraw a guilty plea for manifest injustice?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What are the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">direct consequences <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of a guilty plea?\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In State of North Carolina v. Luis Fernando Saldana, the Court of Appeals of North Carolina examines the appeal of Luis Fernando Saldana against the trial court&#8217;s order denying his motion to <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13888 alignright lazyload\" src=\"\/jshared\/img\/icons\/spinner.svg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Judge-on-Bench-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Criminal Defense Lawyers in Charlotte NC\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Judge-on-Bench-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Judge-on-Bench-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Judge-on-Bench-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Judge-on-Bench.jpg 597w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> withdraw a guilty plea entered in 2005.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This case provides a complex scenario involving immigration consequences of a guilty plea, the procedural aspects of withdrawing a plea, and the interpretation of legal standards pertinent to such motions.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/can-you-withdraw-a-guilty-plea-for-manifest-injustice\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Can you withdraw a guilty plea for manifest injustice?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What are the direct consequences of a guilty plea?\u00a0 In State of North Carolina v. 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