State v. Mendez

Following his guilty pleas, Albert Mendez was convicted of one misdemeanor and four felonies, including intimidation of a witness, pursuant to secs. 940.42 and 940.43(3), Stats. The issue on appeal is whether a factual basis existed for Mendez' guilty plea to the intimidation of a witness charge.

Mendez' convictions resulted from a criminal episode in which Mendez and another, while armed, entered a dwelling and robbed two occupants, including J.L.T. At the plea hearing, the state offered the allegations of the criminal complaint and the preliminary hearing evidence as the factual basis for…