STATE v. CHAVEZ

No. 92-2714-CR.

175 Wis.2d 366 (1993)

498 N.W.2d 887

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Carlos P. CHAVEZ, Defendant-Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided March 16, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For defendant-appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Michael Yovovich, assistant state public defender, of Madison.

For plaintiff-respondent, the cause was submitted on the brief of James E. Doyle, attorney general, and Maureen McGlynn Flanagan, assistant attorney general, of Madison.

Before Cane, P.J., LaRocque and Myse, JJ.


LaROCQUE, J.

Carlos Chavez, a Paraguayan alien, appeals a judgment of conviction for first-degree reckless homicide and an order denying post-conviction relief. He claims that the circuit court's failure to inform him of the likelihood of deportation as required by sec. 971.08(2), Stats., entitles him to withdraw his plea regardless of his awareness of deportation probabilities. Because it is undisputed that Chavez was aware of the potential for deportation when he...

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