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DANIELS, Chief Justice, PATRICIO M. SERNA, PETRA JIMENEZ MAES and RICHARD C. BOSSON, Justices." ], "parties": [ "STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Albert Jose RAMIREZ, Defendant-Appellant." ], "opinions": [ { "text": "OPINION\nCH\u00c1VEZ, Justice.\n{1} The crux of this appeal is whether Defendant Albert Jose Ramirez (Defendant) knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily entered into his plea agreement with the State. At Defendant\u2019s plea hearing, Defendant expressed confusion about sentencing, the premeditation element of his first degree murder charge, and culpability for his assault and battery charges. Apparently recognizing Defendant\u2019s hesitation and confusion, the prosecutor asked the district court to inquire further on the record whether Defendant understood the plea and that he was \u201cwillfully\u201d entering into the plea agreement. Although the district court acknowledged the need to do so, the court failed to adequately confirm on the record Defendant\u2019s understanding of the plea and its consequences as required by New Mexico law. Accordingly, we reverse and remand to allow Defendant to withdraw his plea.\n{2} Defendant reached an agreement with the State whereby he pled guilty to murder in the first degree (premeditated), contrary to NMSA 1978, Section 30-2-1(A)(1) (1994); battery upon a peace officer, contrary to NMSA 1978, Section 30-22-24 (1971); and assault upon a police officer, contrary to NMSA 1978, Section 30-22-21 (1971). Defendant was sentenced to a term of life imprisonment for the murder charge with concurrent sentences of 18 months for the battery charge and 364 days for the assault charge. Because Defendant received a life sentence, we review Defendant\u2019s appeal directly from the district court, pursuant to Article VI, Section 2 of the New Mexico Constitution and Rule 12-102(A)(1) NMRA. See State v. Smallwood, 2007-NMSC-005, \u00b6 6, 141 N.M. 178, 152 P.3d 821 (\u201c[0]ur appellate jurisdiction extends to appeals from district court judgments imposing a sentence of life imprisonment or death.\u201d).\n{3} Defendant raises four issues for our review: (1) whether Defendant was competent to stand trial; (2) whether Defendant\u2019s motion for additional competency evaluation was improperly denied; (3) whether the district court erred in denying Defendant\u2019s motion to withdraw his plea; and (4) whether trial counsel\u2019s performance constituted ineffective assistance of counsel. We reverse on the basis that the district court erred in denying Defendant\u2019s motion to withdraw his plea. In particular, we conclude that Defendant\u2019s plea was not \u201cknowing, intelligent, and voluntary.\u201d See Marquez v. Hatch, 2009-NMSC-040, \u00b6 12, 146 N.M. 556, 212 P.3d 1110 (internal quotation marks and citation omitted). Because this finding is dispositive, we do not address Defendant\u2019s other claims.\n{4} Defendant\u2019s convictions arose from the July 12, 2007 killing of his mother\u2019s boyfriend, Eladio Robledo (Victim), in Curry County. Defendant was indicted by the Ninth Judicial District grand jury on July 20, 2007. After being initially determined incompetent to stand trial, the district court adjudged that Defendant was restored to competency following approximately three months of treatment and evaluation at the New Mexico Behavioral Health Institute (Behavioral Health Institute) in Las Vegas.\n{5} Defendant\u2019s trial began with jury selection on January 26, 2009. Following a break in that process, the parties informed the district court that a plea agreement had been reached in which Defendant pled guilty to three charges, including first degree premeditated murder. The court then conducted a twenty-minute plea hearing in which the judge concluded that Defendant had \u201cknowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily\u201d accepted the plea, despite statements made by Defendant to the contrary. Among Defendant\u2019s contentions was that the act of killing Victim was not premeditated, undermining the validity of his plea to the first degree murder count. The district court deflected Defendant\u2019s claims, declined to conduct additional inquiries of Defendant, and left the plea agreement intact.\n{6} A month later, Defendant filed a motion to withdraw his guilty plea, arguing that his plea was neither knowing nor intelligent due to the mental health problems that gave rise to his commitment to the Behavioral Health Institute. At the hearing regarding Defendant\u2019s plea withdrawal motion, Defendant reiterated this argument and augmented it with others, including claims that he did not understand the elements of the crimes covered by the plea or the sentencing to be imposed under the agreement. The district court rejected the claims, concluding that Defendant had been adequately informed of the plea details by defense counsel.\nBECAUSE THE DISTRICT COURT FAILED TO ASCERTAIN ON THE RECORD THAT DEFENDANT\u2019S PLEA WAS KNOWING, INTELLIGENT, AND VOLUNTARY, THE DISTRICT COURT\u2019S ACTION CONSTITUTES AN ABUSE OF DISCRETION THAT WARRANTS REVERSAL\n{7} In this appeal, Defendant once again claims that the district court failed to ascertain whether Defendant \u201cknowingly and voluntarily\u201d entered his guilty plea. Defendant contends that his mental health problems undermined his capacity to enter the guilty plea and he \u201cexpressed considerable confusion and frustration\u201d during the plea hearing. He also argues that the district court\u2019s failure to clarify Defendant\u2019s understanding of the plea and the court\u2019s subsequent denial of Defendant\u2019s motion to withdraw the plea constitute error.\n{8} A guilty plea in a state criminal court involves the waiver of \u201cthree important federal [constitutional] rights.\u201d Boykin v. Alabama, 395 U.S. 238, 243, 89 S.Ct. 1709, 23 L.Ed.2d 274 (1969). In addition to waiving the Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, a plea also implicates certain due process entitlements of the Sixth Amendment, including the right to a jury trial and the right to confront one\u2019s accusers. Id. at 242-43, 89 S.Ct. 1709; State v. Montler, 85 N.M. 60, 61, 509 P.2d 252, 253 (1973). In addition, \u201cwe review the trial court\u2019s denial of a defendant\u2019s motion to withdraw his guilty plea for an abuse of discretion.\u201d State v. Barnett, 1998-NMCA-105, \u00b6 12, 125 N.M. 739, 965 P.2d 323. The \u201ctrial court abuses its discretion when it acts unfairly or arbitrarily, or commits manifest error.\u201d Id. \u201cA denial of a motion to withdraw a guilty plea constitutes manifest error when the undisputed facts establish that the plea was not knowingly and voluntarily given.\u201d State v. Garcia, 1996-NMSC-013, 121 N.M. 544, 546, 915 P.2d 300, 302.\n{9} A plea is not knowing, intelligent, and voluntary unless the defendant \u201cunderstand^] his guilty plea and its consequences.\u201d Id. at 547, 915 P.2d at 303; see also Boykin, 395 U.S. at 243-44, 89 S.Ct. 1709 (explaining that state trial courts should \u201cmake sure [a defendant] has a full understanding of what the plea connotes and of its consequence[s]\u201d). Rule 5-303(F) NMRA codifies the matters our district courts must address to ascertain that a defendant grasps the contents and consequences of a plea. In relevant part, Rule 5-303(F) provides:\nThe court shall not accept a plea of guilty or no contest without first, by addressing the defendant personally in open court, informing the defendant of and dete'rmining that the defendant understands the following:\n(1) the nature of the charge to which the plea is offered;\n(2) the mandatory minimum penalty provided by law, if any, and the maximum possible penalty provided by law for the offense to which the plea is offered, including any possible sentence enhancements.\n(Emphasis added.) In order to ensure that the defendant understands \u201cthe nature of the eharge[s],\u201d id., the district court must be satisfied that the defendant understands the essential elements of the charges that are subject to the plea. See Garcia, 121 N.M. at 548, 915 P.2d at 304. A related requirement directs the district court to \u201c[make an] inquiry as shall satisfy it that there is a factual basis for the plea.\u201d Rule 5-304(G) NMRA; State v. Willis, 1997-NMSC-014, \u00b6 9, 123 N.M. 55, 933 P.2d 854. Finally, the record must contain an \u201caffirmative showing that [the] plea was knowingly and voluntarily given.\u201d Garcia, 121 N.M. at 547, 915 P.2d at 303; see also Boykin, 395 U.S. at 242-43, 89 S.Ct. 1709.\n{10} At the January 2009 plea hearing in this case, the district court tried to satisfy the requirements of Rules 5-303(F) and 5-304(G) by establishing, inter alia, a factual basis for the charges and engaging Defendant in an exchange intended to confirm the knowing, intelligent, and voluntary character of his plea. At the beginning of the plea hearing, the judge asked Defendant whether he understood the charges. The district judge then asked Defendant whether he understood the maximum prison sentence possible in the absence of the plea deal. The exchange proceeded as follows:\nDISTRICT COURT: Have you gone over this guilty plea agreement with your attorneys?\nDEFENDANT: Yes.\nDISTRICT COURT: Do you understand what it says? Do you understand what you\u2019re charged with?\nDEFENDANT: Yes.\nDISTRICT COURT: Do you understand that in the absence of this agreement you could have life plus nine and a half years? DEFENDANT: What, what was that last thing?\nDISTRICT COURT: Life plus nine and a half years, in the absence of this agreement, that could, could have been the sentence that had been imposed. DEFENDANT: Oh. Okay, that\u2019s not the\nDISTRICT COURT: That\u2019s not the one. That\u2019s just what would have, that\u2019s what could have happened.\nDEFENDANT: Okay. Sorry about that.\nAt no point did the district court apprise Defendant of the mandatory minimum sentence as required under Rule 5-303(F)(2). See Montler, 85 N.M. at 60, 509 P.2d at 252 (\u201cOrdinarily an accused should be advised of the maximum possible sentence and the minimum mandatory sentence which can be imposed.\u201d).\n{11} After asking Defendant about a range of other requirements set forth in Rule 5-303(F) such as Defendant\u2019s right to a trial before a jury, the district court asked the State and Defendant to address the factual basis for the charges included in the plea. Regarding the first degree murder count, the State offered an account of the evidence it intended to present at trial to prove that Defendant\u2019s murder was \u201cwillful, deliberate and premeditated\u201d as required by Section 30-2-l(A)(l). In particular, the State asserted that Defendant had prepared for the killing by acquiring a gun and ammunition, expressing his desire to kill Victim prior to the killing, and \u201clying in wait\u201d for Victim. Further, the State conveyed that three witnesses saw Defendant shoot Victim. In response, defense counsel expressed \u201csharp disagreement\u201d regarding the murder charge, suggesting that Defendant had not planned the crime and had forfeited prior opportunities to \u201cgo after the victim\u201d if that was his design. However, defense counsel conceded that because Defendant had apparently chased Victim around a house and then shot Victim as Victim lay on his back, with his arms outstretched in surrender, the jury \u201cmost likely would find this to be a murder in the first degree.\u201d\n{12} The district court then accepted the plea agreement, only asking Defendant whether it was voluntary and encouraging Defendant to answer \u201cyes.\u201d The exchange proceeded as follows:\nDISTRICT COURT: We\u2019re going to find that the Defendant and the prosecutor have entered into this plea agreement, [Defendant] understand^] it, [Defendant] consents], and it\u2019s voluntary, that there\u2019s nobody here \u2014 you\u2019ve got, you\u2019ve got a roomful of people who are family members, and you understand that this is voluntary. Why don\u2019t you say \u201cyes, \u2019\u2019Albert. DEFENDANT: Yes.\nDISTRICT COURT: Thank you.\n(Emphasis added.) The judge then announced that it was a \u201creasonable plea under these circumstances\u201d and \u201cconcluded that [Defendant] knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently [pled] guilty to these charges, and [the district court will] accept your plea.\u201d\n{13} However, Defendant then expressed confusion about the sentencing set forth in the plea agreement. After the district court enumerated the sentencing terms contained in the plea, Defendant asked, \u201cHow much do I have to do?\u201d Defense counsel interjected that he had \u201cexplained\u201d the sentencing framework in the plea. Moments later, Defendant expressed additional confusion about the concurrent nature of his sentences. The district court did not conduct any inquiry to confirm Defendant\u2019s understanding of the agreement\u2019s sentencing terms. See Rule 5-303(F)(2).\n{14} Soon thereafter, the district court permitted Defendant to make a series of statements where Defendant expressed doubt about his culpability for the charges contained in the plea. First, Defendant implied that his actions that gave rise to the assault and battery charge were the result of provocation by the law enforcement officers, asking the court if \u201cthere ain\u2019t no justice for that ... so they get away with that?\u201d Next, Defendant turned to the first degree murder charge, exclaiming that \u201cI don\u2019t think, I don\u2019t believe it was, uh, premeditated.\u201d The district court responded by advising Defendant that the issue of premeditation \u201cwould have been up to the jury to decide.\u201d The court did not ask Defendant whether he understood the \u201cnature\u201d of these charges. See Rule 5 \u2014 303(F)(1).\n{15} Following a lengthy exchange between the district court, Defendant, and defense counsel regarding several issues, including Defendant\u2019s complaints about his treatment in the criminal justice system, the State rose to ask the court to make additional inquiries regarding whether Defendant had \u201cwillfully\u201d pled to the first degree murder charge. Citing Defendant\u2019s \u201cstatement that he doesn\u2019t feel like he committed the willful and deliberate murder,\u201d the State asked the district court to \u201cinquire [of Defendant] that he understands that he\u2019s willfully giving up his claim and that he\u2019s willfully making his plea.\u201d Initially the district court agreed to \u201cdo that,\u201d but the judge first complained that Defendant had already agreed that the plea was willful, and then asserted that Defendant\u2019s comments were driven by a wish that \u201chis life had been different.\u201d Defendant responded with complaints about his family and his treatment in the foster care system. This exchange apparently exasperated the court and prompted the court to \u201cwish [Defendant] well\u201d and abruptly recess the hearing, instead of making further inquiries of Defendant regarding his understanding of the first degree murder charge.\n{16} Rule 5-303(F) requires the court to ascertain that a defendant understands the terms and charges set forth in a plea agreement, not merely engage in a formulaic exchange about the Rule 5-303 requirements. See Montler, 85 N.M. at 61, 509 P.2d at 253 (\u201cConcerning what must be stated to an accused by the trial court in connection with a proffered plea of guilty, it is ... difficult to establish a strict, unvarying formula of words.\u201d); see also 2 Mark S. Rhodes, Or-field\u2019s Criminal Procedure under the Federal Rules \u00a7 11.30, at 111 (2d ed. 1985) (\u201cSimply asking the defendant if he understood the charges against him is insufficient.\u201d).\n{17} In the plea hearing, the district court did little more than secure perfunctory one-word answers in addressing Defendant\u2019s understanding regarding the content and consequences of the plea agreement. At the outset of the proceeding, the court asked Defendant, \u201cDo you understand what you\u2019re charged with?\u201d prompting Defendant to reply, \u201cYes.\u201d After running through various Rule 5-303(F) factors with Defendant and establishing a factual basis for the charges, the district court concluded that \u201cDefendant and the prosecutor have entered into this plea agreement.\u201d It was not until the end of this announcement that the court inquired whether the agreement was voluntary. When Defendant failed to volunteer a verbal response, the district court appeared to cajole Defendant into providing an affirmative response, a tepid \u201cyes\u201d after a pause lasting for several seconds.\n{18} It was only after the district court accepted the plea and allowed Defendant to make several statements that the inadequacy of this exchange between the court and Defendant became apparent. In these statements, Defendant protested his culpability for the assault and battery charges, expressed confusion about sentencing, and challenged the premeditation element of the first degree murder charge. The issue of premeditation was important enough that it caught the State\u2019s attention when it solicited the court to revisit the \u201cwillful\u201d aspect of Defendant\u2019s plea and his understanding of the first degree murder charge. Despite both this overt invitation and the expression of concern by the State, the district court ultimately failed to ask Defendant any further questions regarding the murder charge, a crime carrying a term of life in prison.\n{19} In the past we have faced analogous circumstances, ruling that it is incumbent on the court to clarify the understanding of a defendant who demonstrates misunderstanding regarding the charges and sentencing set forth in a plea agreement. Garcia, 121 N.M. at 549, 915 P.2d at 305. In Garcia, the defendant pled guilty to felony murder and was asked by the court to provide a factual basis for the charge at a plea hearing. Id. at 545, 915 P.2d at 301. Following the defendant\u2019s recitation of the facts, the State expressed concern that the defendant\u2019s account was an inadequate factual basis. Id. The court \u201cascertained\u201d that the defendant did not understand felony murder, and then recessed to allow the defendant\u2019s counsel \u201cto fully explain to [the defendant] all the elements of felony murder.\u201d Id. During the recess, defense counsel \u201cdiscussed with [the defendant] the leading case concerning the relevant element of felony murder.\u201d Id. at 549, 915 P.2d at 305. However, following the recess, the court failed to independently ascertain whether the defendant\u2019s \u201cmisunderstanding of the nature of felony murder had been sufficiently corrected.\u201d Id. at 548, 915 P.2d at 304. We held that the court\u2019s failure to set forth the defendant\u2019s understanding of the elements of the felony murder charge on the record constituted error. Id. at 549-50, 915 P.2d at 305-06. We also held that the court\u2019s failure to advise the defendant regarding the range of possible sentences associated with his plea constituted error. Id. We reversed and remanded accordingly. Id.\n{20} We see no reason to depart from the reasoning of Garcia in this case, and the State did not urge us to distinguish Garcia in briefing this appeal. There are numerous parallels between Garcia and the ease at hand. First, the defendants in both cases expressed confusion regarding the crimes subject to their pleas, with both unclear about the elements of their first degree murder charges. Second, neither defendant was fully apprised of the range of sentencing for the crimes subject to their pleas. Third, the prosecutor in each case alerted the district court to concerns regarding the adequacy of the defendant\u2019s understanding. In addition, in the case at hand, defense counsel made it clear to the district court at the beginning of the proceeding that Defendant harbored \u201csharp disagreement\u201d over the premeditation element for the murder charge. Finally, unlike Garcia, in this case there was neither a recess to allow defense counsel to address Defendant\u2019s misunderstanding nor any claim by defense counsel that they had undertaken efforts to remedy Defendant\u2019s apparent misunderstanding. Despite all these indicia of uncertainty on Defendant\u2019s part, the district court failed to take any concrete steps to confirm Defendant\u2019s understanding as to these issues on the record. Cf. Cross v. State, 964 So.2d 535, 539 (Miss.Ct.App.2007) (\u201cWhen [the defendant] appeared to be uninformed of the consequences of her guilty plea ... the trial court consistently continued to address the perceived point of confusion with [the defendant] until she stated that she understood the proceedings and until the trial court was satisfied that she understood the consequences of her guilty plea and the rights that she would waive if she did plead guilty.\u201d); People v. Wilson, 295 Ill.App.3d 228, 229 Ill.Dec. 649, 692 N.E.2d 422, 427 (1998) (\u201cThe record shows that each time defendant expressed confusion, the trial court clarified or explained the issue, repeatedly inquired whether defendant understood, and did not continue until defendant confirmed that he understood.\u201d).\n{21} As a result, we conclude that Defendant\u2019s plea was not knowing, intelligent, and voluntary, and that the district court abused its discretion by denying Defendant\u2019s motion to withdraw his plea. We reverse and remand for proceedings consistent with this Opinion.\n{22} IT IS SO ORDERED.\nWE CONCUR: CHARLES W. DANIELS, Chief Justice, PATRICIO M. SERNA, PETRA JIMENEZ MAES and RICHARD C. BOSSON, Justices.", "type": "majority", "author": "CH\u00c1VEZ, Justice." } ], "attorneys": [ "Carlos Ruiz De La Torre, Assistant Appellate Defender, Santa Fe, NM, for Appellant.", "Gary K. King, Attorney General, Nicole Beder, Assistant Attorney General, Santa Fe, NM, for Appellee." ], "corrections": "", "head_matter": "2011-NMSC-025\n254 P.3d 649\nSTATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Albert Jose RAMIREZ, Defendant-Appellant.\nNo. 31,905.\nSupreme Court of New Mexico.\nJune 13, 2011.\nCarlos Ruiz De La Torre, Assistant Appellate Defender, Santa Fe, NM, for Appellant.\nGary K. King, Attorney General, Nicole Beder, Assistant Attorney General, Santa Fe, NM, for Appellee." }, "file_name": "0698-01", "first_page_order": 724, "last_page_order": 730 }