STATE v. LINGFORD

No. State 136.

43 Wis.2d 615 (1969)

169 N.W.2d 617

STATE, Respondent, v. LINGFORD, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided July 3, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there was a brief and oral argument by James J. Murphy of Milwaukee.

For the respondent the cause was argued by Theodore J. Hodan, assistant district attorney of Milwaukee county, with whom on the brief were Robert W. Warren, attorney general, and E. Michael McCann, district attorney.


ROBERT W. HANSEN, J.

The defendant entered a plea of guilty and was found guilty of two counts of indecent behavior with a child. Upon recommendation of the state welfare department, he was committed for specialized treatment as a sex deviate as authorized by the Sex Crimes Act.1 The basic contention of defendant is that he is entitled to a withdrawal of his plea of guilty because it was entered "... without knowledge ... that the sentence...

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