State v. Crowell

This appeal from a judgment of conviction of the Circuit Court for Kenosha County, Bruce E. Schroeder, Circuit Judge, comes before this court on certification from the court of appeals. Sec. 809.61, Stats. 1987-88.

The court of appeals certified the following question to this court: “Whether sec. 972.15, Stats., prohibits the introduction at trial of statements contained in a presentence report prepared pursuant to a guilty plea that was subsequently withdrawn.” We hold that it does. We therefore conclude that the circuit court erred when it allowed the state to introduce at a trial. conducted…