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To ensure plea agreements remain final, statements made during a plea hearing “carry a strong presumption of verity, and constitute a formidable barrier in a subsequent challenge to the validity of the plea.” ¶ 12 (App. 2017) (cleaned up).

To ensure plea agreements remain final, statements made during a plea hearing “carry a strong presumption of verity, and constitute a formidable barrier in a subsequent challenge to the validity of the plea.” ¶ 12 (App. 2017) (cleaned up).

Although prejudice is a required element of a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, see Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 693 (1984), the State has provided no authority that such a showing is required for Petkovic’s PCR claims regarding his English fluency and his comprehension of the plea proceedings, –28, ¶¶ 10–23 (App. 2017) (analyzing a PCR petitioner’s claims that his plea was involuntary and his counsel was ineffective but only applying the question of prejudice as to the latt

¶7 On review, Lawrence reasserts his IAC claim.1 “By entering a guilty plea, a defendant waives all non-jurisdictional defects and defenses, including claims of ineffective assistance of counsel, except those that relate to the validity of [his] plea.” ¶ 18 (App. 2017) (citation modified).

We note, however, that “[b]y entering a guilty plea, a defendant waives all non-jurisdictional defects and defenses, including claims of ineffective assistance of counsel, except those that relate to the 3 STATE v. BRYANT Decision of the Court validity of [his] plea.” ¶ 18 (App. 2017) (citation modified).

¶ 22 (App. 2017); ¶ 21 (App. 2000).

¶ 22 (App. 2017); ¶ 21 (App. 2000).

¶ 22 (App. 2017); ¶ 21 (App. 2000).

¶ 12 (App. 2017); (recognizing statements to court at a change of plea hearing about voluntariness normally bind the defendant).

¶ 22 (App. 2017); ¶ 21 (App. 2000).

¶ 12 (App. 2017) (“Such solemn declarations in open court .

¶ 8 (2017); -28, ¶ 21 (App. 2017).

at 687-88, by offering evidence—not just conclusory statements—that counsel’s conduct fell below prevailing professional standards, -28, ¶ 21 (App. 2017).

¶ 24 (App. 2017) (Relief was denied because “[petitioner] has failed to establish the trial court abused its discretion in summarily dismissing his petition for post-conviction relief.”).

To ensure that plea agreements remain final, statements made during a plea hearing “carry a strong presumption of verity, and constitute a formidable barrier in a subsequent challenge to the validity of the plea.” ¶ 12 (App. 2017) (internal quotation marks and citation omitted).

Richardson’s statements have “legal significance” and “carry a strong presumption of verity.” ¶ 12 (App. 2017) (cleaned up).

Such statements “carry a strong presumption of verity, and constitute a formidable barrier in a subsequent challenge to the validity of the plea.” ¶ 12 (App. 2017) (internal quotation marks and citation omitted).

¶ 18 (App. 2017) (noting that pleading guilty waives constitutional defects and defenses except those relating to the plea’s validity); (“[A] challenge to the constitutionality of a statute is a nonjurisdictional defense.”).

“Such ‘[s]olemn declarations in open court carry a strong presumption of verity,’ and ‘constitute a formidable barrier’ in a subsequent challenge to the validity of the plea.” ¶ 12 (App. 2017) (quoting Blackledge v. Allison, 431 U.S. 63, 73–74 (1977)).

¶ 13 (App. 2017) (“[A] challenge to plea proceedings is subject to summary dismissal when based on ‘conclusory allegations unsupported by specifics’ or on ‘contentions that in the face of the record are wholly incredible.’”) (quoting Blacklege v. Allison, 431 U.S. 63, 74 (1977)).

3 STATE v. OFFUTT Decision of the Court ¶7 By entering a guilty plea, Offutt waived “all non- jurisdictional defects and defenses, including claims of ineffective assistance of counsel, except those that relate to the validity of [his] plea.” ¶ 18 (App. 2017) (citation and internal quotation omitted).

¶ 18 (App. 2017) (internal quotation omitted).2 ¶12 Because Andrich does not contest that he had the mental capacity to knowingly, intelligently and voluntarily enter the plea, we do 2 In any event, beyond conclusory allegations, Andrich fails to show how the various information and documents he a