State v. Rock

Defendant-appellant Eugene F. Rock (defendant) appeals from an order denying a motion to withdraw his plea of no contest to one count of income tax fraud on the ground that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel prior to entry of his plea. We conclude the trial court’s finding that the defendant was not without effective representation is not against the great weight and clear preponderance of the evidence and should be affirmed.

Defendant was charged in a criminal complaint with four counts of income tax fraud, contrary to sec. 71.11 (42), Stats., alleging in excess of $130,000 in…