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Criminal Procedure — plea withdrawal

By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//February 18, 2014//

Criminal Procedure — plea withdrawal

By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//February 18, 2014//

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Wisconsin Court of Appeals

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Criminal Procedure — plea withdrawal

Lavell D. Gates appeals the amended judgment entered on his guilty pleas to third-degree sexual assault and strangulation and suffocation, all as acts of domestic abuse. See Wis. Stat. §§ 940.225(3), 940.235(1), 968.075(1) (2011-12). After sentencing, Gates sought to withdraw his pleas, contending that the circuit court did not adequately fulfill its responsibilities under Wis. Stat. § 971.08 to ensure that his pleas were, as phrased by § 971.08(1)(a), “made voluntarily with understanding of the nature of the charge.” The circuit court denied Gates’s motion without a hearing, and we affirm. This opinion will not be published.

2013AP1184-CR State v. Gates

Dist I, Milwaukee County, Borowski, J., Per Curiam

Attorneys: For Appellant: Zellner, Kiley, Milwaukee; For Respondent: Loebel, Karen A., Milwaukee; Winter, Tiffany M., Madison

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