State v. Demerath
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
1Per curiam
¶ 1 Adam Demerath appeals a judgment of conviction, entered upon his no-contest pleas, for first-degree sexual assault and attempted burglary. He also appeals an order denying his motion for postconviction relief. Demerath argues his pleas were not knowingly, intelligently and voluntarily entered because the circuit court's plea colloquy was deficient and because he did not actually know the elements of the offenses to which he was pleading. Specifically, he alleges the court failed to apprise him of the definition of "sexual contact" within Wisconsin's sexual assault statute. Demerath also…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- State v. BangertWisconsin Supreme Court · 1986
- State v. BentleyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1996
- State v. BrownWisconsin Supreme Court · 2006
- State v. BolligWisconsin Supreme Court · 2000
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