Hunter Harris Missouri Cases

Hunter P. Harris appealed his conviction for first-degree involuntary manslaughter and felony possession of a controlled substance, entered following a guilty plea. Harris contended the trial court erred by accepting his guilty plea without a sufficient factual basis, violating Rule 24.02(e). The Eastern District of the Missouri Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment, holding that a direct appeal of a guilty plea for insufficient factual basis is permissible under State v. Russell, and that the trial court did not plainly err in finding a sufficient factual basis for recklessness based on Harris's admissions.