Sufficiency of Plea

By: Derek Hawkins//June 21, 2017//

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WI Court of Appeals – District II

Case Name: State of Wisconsinv. Cynthia A. Hansen

Case No.: 2016AP2114-CR

Officials: Gundrum, J.

Focus: Sufficiency of Plea

Cynthia Hansen appeals from a judgment of conviction for criminal damage to property of another, in violation of WIS. STAT. § 943.01(1), entered upon her guilty plea and the denial of her postconviction motion. She contends her conviction in this case should be dismissed or her plea should be vacated because “the record” of her guilty plea fails to demonstrate she was “aware of the essential elements of the crime of criminal damage to marital property.” She further asserts there was an insufficient factual basis for her plea. We disagree with her on both fronts and affirm.

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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