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Criminal Procedure — plea withdrawal

By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//December 14, 2011//

Criminal Procedure — plea withdrawal

By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//December 14, 2011//

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Wisconsin Court of Appeals

Criminal

Criminal Procedure — plea withdrawal

James Wappler appeals from a judgment sentencing him to life in prison as a result of his no contest plea to repeated sexual assault of the same child as a persistent repeater. He also appeals from the order denying his postconviction motion to withdraw his plea. On appeal, Wappler argues that the circuit court should have permitted him to withdraw his plea because he did not understand that he faced life in prison if he pled no contest. The record confirms that Wappler knowingly, voluntarily and intelligently entered his no contest plea and his trial counsel was not ineffective. We affirm. This opinion will not be published.

2010AP2000-CR State v. Wappler

Dist II, Sheboygan County, Stengel, J., Per Curiam

Attorneys: For Appellant: Leeper, David, Madison; For Respondent: DeCecco, Joseph R., Sheboygan; Noet, Nancy A., Madison

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