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Plea Withdrawl

By: Derek Hawkins//June 1, 2017//

Plea Withdrawl

By: Derek Hawkins//June 1, 2017//

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WI Court of Appeals – District II

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Christopher D. Jacob

Case No.: 2016AP1020-CR

Officials: Neubauer, C.J., Reilly, P.J., and Gundrum, J.

Focus: Plea Withdrawl

Christopher D. Jacob appeals from two judgments entered upon his pleas of no contest to bail jumping, repeated sexual assault of a child, and second-degree sexual assault. Jacob further appeals from two orders denying his motion and supplemental motion to vacate his pleas. He argues that the circuit court should have permitted him to withdraw his pleas because his counsel was ineffective by failing to show him recordings and summaries of forensic interviews of the children who alleged he had sexually assaulted them, and he discovered new evidence in the form of a letter from the mother of one of the children offering to influence the children into recanting their original allegations in exchange for payment. We conclude that the circuit court properly denied Jacob’s motions and, thus, we affirm the judgments and orders.

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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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