State v. Gerald D. Taylor

This appeal is before the court on certification by the court of appeals, pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 809.61 (2009-10).1 The defendant, Gerald Taylor (Taylor), pled no contest to charges of uttering a forgery as a repeater. The *36penalty Taylor faced for uttering a forgery was "a fine not to exceed $10,000 or imprisonment not to exceed 6 years, or both." Wis. Stat. § 939.50(3)(h). Additionally, because Taylor was a repeat offender, his maximum term of imprisonment could "be increased by not more than 2 years if the prior convictions were for misdemeanors."2 Wis. Stat. § 939.62(1)(b). Therefore,…