State v. Anthony L. Dawson, 2004 WI App 173
For Dawson: William E. Schmaal, SPD, Madison Appellate
Issue/Holding:
¶25. In sum, the State has not presented us with a valid rationale for upholding the denial of Dawson’s plea withdrawal motion. Dawson has established that his plea was not knowing and voluntary because it was induced by the promise of a possible future benefit that could never be conferred. We thus conclude that, in order to avoid a manifest injustice, Dawson must be permitted to withdraw his plea. On remand, therefore, the criminal proceedings shall recommence with an arraignment on the charge set forth in the information. Additionally, if the State so requests, the charge of failing to report to jail in Dane County Case No. 00-CF-2310, which was dismissed as part of the plea agreement, shall be ordered reinstated. See State v. Howard, 2001 WI App 137, 38 n.11, 246 Wis. 2d 475, 630 N.W.2d 244 (“A defendant who successfully withdraws his or her pleas no longer has the benefit of any concessions or dismissals initiated by the State pursuant to the plea bargain.”)
