3. Required knowledge

Jamerson v. Dep’t of Children and Families, 2013 WI 7 Wisconsin supreme court decision, affirming 2012 WI App 32, 340 Wis. 2d 215, 813 N.W.2d 221 This case is not directly applicable to SPD practice, but it is a useful reminder of the multitudinous collateral consequences that may attend a criminal conviction. Here’s the gist… Read more

State v. Mitchell F. Graf, 2012AP1356-CR, District 3, 1/8/13 Court of appeals decision (1 judge; ineligible for publication); case activity The court of appeals rejects Graf’s plea withdrawal claim, holding: 1)  Graf was not affirmatively misled to believe that by pleading to the offenses he would be able to keep his job because he understood that… Read more

Question presented Whether the court of appeals erred in holding that any degree of judicial participation in plea negotiations, in violation of Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11(c)(1), automatically requires vacatur of a defendant’s guilty plea, irrespective of whether the error prejudiced the defendant. Lower court opinion (United States v. Davila, 664 F.3d 1355 (11th Cir. 2011) (per… Read more

State v. Travis J. Guttu, 2012AP129-CR, District 3/4, 11/28/12 court of appeals decision (not recommended for publication); case activity After entering guilty pleas to multiple counts, Guttu unsuccessfully sought presentencing plea-withdrawal. After sentencing, he sought to withdraw the pleas on different grounds, more particularly: counsel was ineffective for failing to assert Guttu’s lack of knowledge… Read more

State v. Calvin L. Brown, 2012 WI 139 (recommended for publication); case activity A guilty plea colloquy need not include an explanation of ptac liability when the defendant directly committed the crime: ¶13      …  Although the trial court did not explain that, by directly committing the La Quinta robbery, Brown was “concerned” in… Read more

State v. Michael L. Frey, 2012 WI 99, affirming unpublished decision; case activity Sentencing Discretion – Reliance on Dismissed Charge  The sentencing court may consider charges “dismissed” or “dismissed outright” (as opposed to read-ins) ¶47  To discharge its obligation to discern a defendant’s character, “[a] sentencing court may consider uncharged and unproven offenses,” State v. Leitner, 2002 WI 77, ¶45, 253… Read more

State v. Abraham C. Negrete, 2012 WI 92, affirming summary order; case activity Negrete’s motion to withdraw his 1992 guilty plea, on the ground that he wasn’t personally advised of deportation consequences, § 971.08(2), was denied by the circuit court without a hearing. The court upholds that result: ¶2   In support of his motion, Negrete stated in an affidavit that… Read more