State v. Reppin

Reppin argues: (1) That his appointed trial counsel was so ineffective as not to amount to assistance of counsel as guaranteed by the constitution and consequently he may withdraw his plea of guilty as a matter of right, and (2) his guilty plea was not intelligently made and therefore he should be permitted to withdraw it.

On the evening of September 22,1965, Reppin with one Richard Allen Jenson stole a Chevrolet automobile in the city of Milwaukee, drove it to a filling station in West Allis and had the tank filled with gas. Not having any money Reppin told the attendant he had left his…