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STATE v. JOHNSON

Nos. 81-740-CR, 81-741-CR.

105 Wis.2d 657 (1981)

314 N.W.2d 897

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Randy Scott JOHNSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided December 21, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the defendant-appellant the cause was submitted on the briefs of Peter J. Salza and James K. Muehlbauer of Salza & Schiro, Ltd.

For the plaintiff-respondent the cause was submitted on the brief of Bronson C. La Follette, attorney general, and Andrew L. Somers, Jr., assistant attorney general.

Before Decker, C.J., Moser, P.J., and Randa, J.

DECKER, C.J.

This appeal concerns the validity of an Alford plea1 in Wisconsin, and the trial court's refusal to allow post-sentence withdrawal of such a plea in this case. We affirm because we conclude that an Alford plea is valid in Wisconsin, the trial court properly accepted the Alford plea entered in this case, the trial court did not abuse its discretion in finding no manifest injustice necessitating post-sentencing...

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