State v. Garcia

¶ 1. Rodolfo Garcia appeals from an order denying his postconviction motion seeking to withdraw his pleas of no contest to four controlled substances charges. Garcia contends that the trial court failed to comply with WlS. STAT. § 971.08(l)(c), which requires a trial court to personally advise a defendant who enters a plea of guilty or no contest of the risk of deportation. We hold that a trial court is required to personally address the defendant in the express words of the statute. However, pursuant to State v. Chavez, 175 Wis. 2d 366, 498 N.W.2d 887 (Ct. App. 1993), we determine that the…