State v. Hoefker

Defendant has pled guilty to incest and has received a sentence of up to 10 years in prison. On this appeal from the judgment of conviction and from the denial of a motion for a new trial, defendant also seeks review of an order denying him postconviction relief.

It is here argued that the evidence compels a finding defendant was induced to plead guilty for three reasons: First, he was not advised by counsel that his wife could not testify against him; second, counsel failed to inform him that he could not be convicted on the. complainant’s testimony without corroboration; and, third, he was…