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Plea Withdrawal
By: Derek Hawkins//October 14, 2020//
Listen to this articleWI Court of Appeals – District IV
Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Justin L. Douglas, et al.,
Case No.: 2019AP804-CR
Officials: Blanchard, Graham, and Nashold, JJ.
Focus: Plea Withdrawal
Justin Douglas appeals a judgment of conviction and an order denying his motion for postconviction relief. On the day scheduled for trial, the circuit court made decisions that would have led to Douglas going to trial in jail clothing and with visible restraints. Shortly thereafter, Douglas accepted the State’s plea offer and pled no contest to one count of expelling bodily substance by a prisoner. Douglas now argues that he should be permitted to withdraw his no-contest plea on the ground that it was coerced by the circuit court’s pretrial rulings. The dispositive issue is whether Douglas has shown a legal basis for withdrawing his plea. We conclude that he has not, and we therefore affirm.
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.
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