People v. Holm

Defendant was charged with willful obstruction or interference with lawful taking of wild animals (hunter harassment), and entered pro se guilty plea, but then hired counsel who filed motion to withdraw guilty plea. Defendant and his father, who was also convicted of hunter harassment, resided on property that shared boundary with property where neighbors were attempting to hunt deer. Defendant and his father interfered with the hung by making noise in various ways. Interests of justice demand that Defendant be allowed to withdraw his guilty plea, as plain language of hunter harassment statute exempts legal use of land by landowners and tenants, and as Defendant pled guilty when pro se, so he and his father, sole breadwinners, would not be incarcerated. (LYTTON and HOLDRIDGE, concurring.)