Morrison Quoted in NY Times on Plea Withdrawal

Dean Fred L. Morrison was quoted in a New York Times article entitled "Craig Asks Court to Let Him Withdraw His Plea of Guilty." The article states that Senator Larry Craig's lawyers filed court papers yesterday requesting that he be permitted to withdraw his guilty plea to disorderly conduct in a sex sting at the Minneapolis airport. The article provides Dean Morrison's statement that under Minnesota law, guilty pleas may only be withdrawn in exceptional circumstances. According to Dean Morrison, requests to withdraw guilty pleas are rarely made, and rarely granted. Furthermore, when granted, they cause the original complaint to re-emerge.