State v. Freland

¶ 1. Yancy Freland appeals a judgment of conviction for failing to provide sex offender information, contrary to Wis. Stat. § 301.45(2)(e)2m. (2007-08),1 a class H felony, and an order denying his postconviction motion to withdraw his guilty plea to that offense. Freland contends that his plea was not knowing, voluntary or intelligent because he was not aware that the conviction underlying his § 301.45(2)(e)2m. offense, an out-of-state conviction, was eligible for misdemeanor treatment under § 301.45(6). We: (1) interpret § 301.45(6) to provide misdemeanor treatment for out-of-state sexual…