State v. Skibinski

¶ 1. Henry T. Skibinski appeals from two judgments entered after he pled guilty to operating a vehicle while intoxicated, second and third offenses, contrary to Wis. Stat. § 346.63(1) (1997 — 98). Skibinski claims the trial court erred when it interpreted the penalty statutes found in Wis. Stat. §§ 343.307 and 346.65 to permit the trial court to utilize the penalties prescribed for a third offense OWI when it sentenced Skibinski on the second and third offenses. Because the trial court erred in its interpretation of the statutes when it sentenced Skibinski, we reverse both judgments and…