State v. Madison

The state appeals from an order dismissing its petition to adjudicate the defendant a habitual traffic offender pursuant to ch. 351, Stats. The trial court dismissed the petition on grounds that the defendant had not been informed at the time he pled guilty to traffic offenses triggering his habitual offender status that mandatory revocation for five years was a consequence flowing from conviction.

We deem the issues to be:(1) Whether alleged defects in a plea proceeding may be raised in a collateral proceeding;(2) Whether failure to apprise a person pleading guilty to a criminal traffic…