Plea Withdrawal

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WI Court of Appeals – District I

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Jeramie Joseph Mason

Case No.: 2016AP637-CR

Officials: Brennan, P.J., Kessler and Brash, JJ.

Focus: Plea Withdrawal

Jeramie Joseph Mason appeals from an amended judgment of conviction for one count of possession of heroin with intent to deliver (more than fifty grams) and one count of keeping a drug trafficking place, both as a second and subsequent offense, contrary to WIS. STAT. §§ 961.41(1m)(d)4., 961.42(1), and 961.48(1)(b) (2013-14). Mason also appeals from an order partially denying his motion for postconviction relief. Mason argues that he should be allowed to withdraw his guilty pleas because his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance by “advising Mason that the trial court would have to accept Mason’s story regarding the drugs being for personal use.” (Bolding and some capitalization omitted.) Mason argues in the alternative that his sentence should be modified because he believes the trial court relied on an improper factor— Mason’s race—at sentencing. We affirm.

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