State v. Whitman

Jeffrey Whitman appeals a judgment of conviction and an order denying him post-conviction relief. Whitman was charged with being a party to a crime of first-degree murder, first-degree sexual assault, kidnapping and false imprisonment contrary to secs. 939.05, 940.01, 940.225(l)(a), 940.31 and 940.30, Stats. As part of a plea agreement, he pled guilty to one count of second-degree murder and one count of first-degree sexual assault. The kidnapping and false imprisonment charges were dismissed.

Whitman contends that: (1) Because the offenses charged occurred eight and one-half years before a…