Craker v. State

On appeal, the defendant contends that he should be allowed to withdraw his plea of guilty because: (1) It was involuntarily made; and (2) the factual basis to support the plea of guilty to the first-degree murder charge was inadequate.

With respect to the first issue, this court held in Ernst v. State (1969), 43 Wis. 2d 661, 666, 170 N. W. 2d 713, that a defendant should be permitted to withdraw his plea of guilty if he can show by clear and convincing evidence that the plea was involuntary. See also: State v. Reppin (1967), 35 Wis. 2d 377, 385, 151 N. W. 2d 9. This court also held in Ernst,…