Berg v. Nooth

In this post-conviction action, petitioner sought to set aside his no-contest plea to charges of attempted murder, first-degree kidnapping, and second-degree assault. Petitioner claimed that his plea was not voluntary because the prosecutor had threatened — if petitioner did not enter a guilty or no-contest plea — to prosecute petitioner’s family members for witness tampering and to secure a judgment against petitioner’s daughter for the $150,000 security amount associated with petitioner’s release. The post-conviction court denied relief after determining, first, that petitioner had not…