State v. Bell

William Bell appeals from an order of the circuit court denying his motion for post-conviction relief pursuant to sec. 974.06, Stats. Specifically, Bell contends that his plea of no contest 1 to a charge of sexual intercourse with a child in violation of sec. 944.10(2), Stats. (1971), 2 was made in violation of the procedural requirements of Ernst v. State, 43 Wis. 2d 661, 170 N.W.2d 713 (1969). The trial court determined that Bell’s plea was entered in keeping with the Ernst requirements. The trial court further held that Bell’s sec. 974.06 motion was “untimely since it is eleven years after…