Plea Withdrawal

Derek Hawkins//August 11, 2020//

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WI Court of Appeals – District III

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Nathaniel Lee Mattson

Case No.: 2019AP201-CR

Officials: SEIDL, J.

Focus: Plea Withdrawal

Nathaniel Mattson appeals a judgment of conviction, entered upon his guilty pleas, to one count of domestic battery and one count of disorderly conduct, and an order denying his postconviction motion for plea withdrawal. Mattson contends his guilty pleas were not knowing, intelligent, and voluntary because he mistakenly believed that the decision to either take the State’s plea offer or go to trial was a choice that belonged to his counsel and not to himself. We conclude the circuit court’s refusal to allow his plea withdrawal did not result in manifest injustice. We therefore affirm.

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Derek A Hawkins is trademark corporate counsel for Harley-Davidson. Hawkins oversees the prosecution and maintenance of the Harley-Davidson’s international trademark portfolio in emerging markets.