State v. Lis

¶ 1. George Lis, Sr., appeals a judgment of conviction for two counts of unauthorized use of personal identifying materials and an order denying his motion for plea withdrawal. The key question in this appeal is whether Lis's crimes continued after the fraudulent accounts he opened were closed. We conclude they did not. As a result, we reverse the judgment and remand with directions to allow Lis to withdraw his pleas.

Background

¶ 2. In September 2004, Lis was charged with three counts of unauthorized use of personal identify ing materials in violation of Wis. Stat. § 943.201(2) (2003-04). The…