Legal Opinion
State v. Mason
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided July 9, 1986No. 85-1871-CRPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtScott, C. J.
The issue is whether the state is permitted under sec. 904.10, Stats., to use statements made during a hearing on a guilty plea, later withdrawn, for impeachment purposes at a subsequent trial. We conclude that sec. 904.10 renders statements made during a guilty plea hearing inadmissible for any purpose at a subsequent trial and we reverse.
Lewis Mason was charged with four counts of sexual assault (two counts of first-degree sexual assault and two counts of incest) against his daughter. Faced with these charges, Mason struck a plea bargain wherein he agreed to plead guilty to one count and…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Tahtinen v. MSI InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1985
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3Cited by9 opinions
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