State v. McCallum

¶1. Ronald V. Me Callum (McCallum) was convicted of second degree sexual assault of H.L., a minor, under Wis. Stat. § 948.02(2). The prosecution was based solely on H.L.'s uncorroborated testimony. One year after McCallum was convicted, H.L. recanted her accusation. Relying on H.L.'s recantation, McCallum filed a post-conviction motion to withdraw his Alford plea. Concluding that H.L.'s recantation was "less credible" than her original accusation, the Circuit Court for Brown County, Judge Peter J. Naze, presiding, denied McCallum's motion. The court of appeals held that the circuit court had…