Opinion ID: 2023046
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Heading: Entry of Pleas.

Text: On November 6, 2000, pursuant to a plea agreement, the State amended its information to allege one charge of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and one charge of attempted possession of a controlled substance. The State also dismissed five charges which were pending against Roeder in county court. Pursuant to the plea agreement, Roeder pled guilty to both charges in the amended information. The district court determined that Roeder had knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently entered her pleas. During the allocution, the district court asked Roeder, inter alia, whether anyone had made any promise to her or threats against her which had either coerced or induced her to enter the pleas against her will. Roeder replied, No. The district court found an adequate factual basis for the pleas, and the district court therefore accepted Roeder's pleas and found her guilty on both counts. The district court noted on the record that earlier in the day, the case had been scheduled to proceed with a jury trial but that at approximately 10:30 a.m., Roeder had notified the court that she had been detained due to mechanical problems with her car. Although a jury panel had been summoned, the court dismissed the jury panel approximately 20 minutes after Roeder's call. Counsel were excused. The court issued a bench warrant for Roeder due to her failure to appear. Roeder subsequently appeared and entered her pleas as outlined above. Following the entry and acceptance of her pleas, the court required an increase in Roeder's bond before she could be released from custody pending sentencing.