State v. Brown

¶ 1. This is a review of an unpublished court of appeals decision 1 affirming the circuit court's denial of James Brown's (Brown) post-conviction motion to withdraw his guilty pleas to three felony charges. Brown contends that he did not enter his guilty pleas knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily. To support this claim, he points to the transcript of the plea hearing and alleges that the circuit court judge failed to follow some of the duties imposed by Wis. Stat. § 971.08 (2001-02) 2 and State v. Bangert, 131 Wis. 2d 246, 389 N.W.2d 12 (1986).

¶ 2. This review presents the question…