State v. Corvino

¶ 1. A criminal complaint charged Brian Corvino with fourth-offense operating while intoxicated (OWI) as a felony. The State subsequently filed an Information charging Corvino with fourth-offense OWI as a misdemeanor. The parties later reached a plea agreement, under which Corvino agreed to plead guilty or no contest to the misdemeanor charge. However, the circuit court rejected the plea agreement, concluding that, under Wis. Stat. § 967.055(2)(a),1 the State was required to apply to the court before amending the OWI-fourth charge from a felony to a misdemeanor. The court further concluded…