Legal Opinion

State v. Williams

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin

Decided May 25, 2000No. 99-0812-CRPublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDeininger, J.

¶ 1. William Williams appeals a judgment which convicted him of disorderly conduct, and an order which denied postconviction relief from the judgment. Williams claims that the trial court erroneously exercised its discretion in refusing to allow him to enter an Alford plea, 2 thereby depriving him of the benefit of his plea agreement with the State. Williams also cites as errors the trial court's failure to grant an adjournment to allow him to secure the presence of a defense witness, and the court's failure to remove a juror for cause. Finally, if we conclude the trial court did not err,…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. State v. JohnsonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1990
  4. State v. SmithWisconsin Supreme Court · 1997
  5. State Ex Rel. Warren v. SchwarzWisconsin Supreme Court · 1998

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3Cited by10 opinions

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  2. State v. Dale R. NeumannWisconsin Supreme Court · 2013
  3. State v. CarterCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2002
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  5. People v. MetcalfeIllinois Supreme Court · 2002

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