WAUPACA COUNTY (NBC 26) — Scott Farmer, the Neenah man sentenced to 37½ years in prison for killing four siblings in a wrong-way crash on Dec. 16, 2023, is seeking to withdraw his no contest plea.
Farmer argues that the warrant used to authorize a blood draw—which prosecutors later used as evidence against him—was not properly authorized by a judge. As a result, he contends the blood test results should have been suppressed and that he is entitled to a new trial.
In a post-conviction motion filed by his new attorney, Nicholas Smith, he argues Farmer should be allowed to withdraw his plea because he received ineffective assistance of counsel. The motion states:…