State v. Sutton

SNYDER, PJ.

¶ 1. Wayne A. Sutton appeals from judgments of conviction and subsequent orders denying postconviction relief. He contends that his plea was not knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily made because he was not advised of the potential punishment for his crimes. Sutton asserts that Wis. Stat. § 971.08(l)(a) (2003-04), 1 which directs a court to advise a defendant of "the potential punishment if convicted" prior to accepting a plea of guilty or no contest, requires a court to advise the defendant of the maximum term of initial confinement associated with a bifurcated sentence under…