Legal Opinion
State v. Melisa Valadez
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided January 28, 2016No. 2014AP000680PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShirley S. Abrahamson, J.
¶ 1. This case *334involves the intersection of Wisconsin criminal law and federal immigration law.1
¶ 2. This is an appeal from an order of the Circuit Court for Walworth County, David M. Reddy, Judge. The circuit court denied the motion of the defendant, Melisa Valadez, to withdraw her guilty pleas.
¶ 3. Ms. Valadez's motion to withdraw her guilty pleas is based on Wis. Stat. § 971.08(2) (2011-12).2 Before we examine § 971.08(2), we examine § 971.08(l)(c). Wisconsin Stat. § 971.08(l)(c) requires that before a circuit court accepts a plea of guilty or no contest, the circuit court "shall. . .…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Padilla v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- State v. BentleyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1996
- State v. Andres Romero-GeorganaWisconsin Supreme Court · 2014
- State v. PopanzWisconsin Supreme Court · 1983
- State v. DouangmalaWisconsin Supreme Court · 2002
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- State v. CorvinoCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2016
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