State v. Issa

Riad Abdullah Issa appeals from the order denying his postconviction motion to withdraw his guilty pleas. He argues that even though the trial court referred to a guilty plea questionnaire that advised of the potential deportation consequences *202of a guilty plea, the trial court's failure to personally advise him of potential deportation violates the mandate of § 971.08(1)(c), Stats., and thus entitles him to withdraw his guilty pleas pursuant to § 971.08(2). We agree with Issa that § 971.08(l)(c) requires the trial court to personally advise a defendant regarding deportation and, further, that…