St. Croix Cnty. v. Severson
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
1Opinion of the Court
HRUZ, J.1
¶ 1 Kimberly Severson appeals a circuit court order denying her request to vacate the second of two 2001 first-offense operating while intoxicated (OWI) convictions based upon the court's lack of competency to enter the judgment of conviction and the denial of her constitutional right to counsel. Her request was made while she faced a seventh-offense OWI charge in a different county.
¶ 2 We agree with the County that Severson forfeited any competency objection. We also agree with the County that Severson had no constitutional right to counsel when she twice faced the penalties-albeit,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- State v. PettitCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1992
- Village of Trempealeau v. MikrutWisconsin Supreme Court · 2004
- State v. SmithWisconsin Supreme Court · 2005
- City of Eau Claire v. Melissa M. BoothWisconsin Supreme Court · 2016
- State v. NovakWisconsin Supreme Court · 1982
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