State v. Lopez

Saul R. Lopez, a citizen of Mexico, pled no contest to a charge of first-degree reckless injury. However, he was not advised by the trial court that his no contest plea could result in his deportation from the United States as is required by § 971.08(1)(c), Stats. Lopez later sought to withdraw his plea due to this omission. The trial court acknowledged the error but, after hearing testimony from Lopez's trial counsel that Lopez knew of the potential for deportation, found the error harmless. Lopez admits that State v. Chavez, 175 Wis. 2d 366, 371, 498 N.W.2d 887, 889 (Ct. App. 1993), and…