Gedlen v. Unborn Children of Safran Ex Rel. Kaiser

This case is concerned with the disposition of the estate of Helen Y. Safran. Her son, Bernard Saf-ran, Jr., the principal beneficiary of her will, was convicted on a plea of no contest, of causing her death by reckless conduct in violation of sec. 940.06, Stats. (1975).1

The principal issues presented on appeal are:

1. Does the beneficiary's commission of the offense of homicide by reckless conduct disqualify him from inheriting under the will ?

2. Is a judgment of conviction, following a plea of no contest, admissible in probate proceedings to show disqualification?

*81We conclude that the…