GALVIN v. STATE

No. State 36.

40 Wis.2d 679 (1968)

162 N.W.2d 622

GALVIN, Plaintiff in error, v. STATE, Defendant in error.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided November 26, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff in error there were briefs and oral argument by Dennis C. Bailey of Spooner.

For the defendant in error the cause was argued by Sverre O. Tinglum, assistant attorney general, with whom on the brief were Bronson C. La Follette, attorney general, William A. Platz, assistant attorney general, and Robert Zum Brunnen, district attorney of Washburn county.


HALLOWS, C. J.

On this appeal, Galvin claims his waiver of counsel and his plea of guilty were not voluntarily and understandingly made; that the trial court was aware he had a possible defense and should not have accepted his plea of guilty without making a factual determination of his guilt.

We need not discuss Galvin's waiver of counsel because in our view he is entitled on other grounds to a reversal and to the...

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