STATE v. LICHTY

No. 2011AP2873-CR.

823 N.W.2d 830 (2012)

344 Wis.2d 733

2012 WI App 126

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Ronald W. LICHTY, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Opinion Filed October 24, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the defendant-appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of John J. Grau of Grau Law Office of Waukesha.

On behalf of the plaintiff-respondent, the cause was submitted on the brief of Sandra L. Tarver , assistant attorney general, and J.B. Van Hollen , attorney general.

Before BROWN, C.J., NEUBAUER, P.J., and GUNDRUM, J.


BROWN, C.J.

¶ 1 This is a case where the defendant agreed to plead to an offense, with everyone thinking the maximum amount of extended supervision allowable was one thing, but was sentenced based on a lesser maximum when the court learned of the error. We hold that when a good-faith legal error is made at the plea hearing regarding the maximum periods of initial confinement and extended supervision permitted by Wisconsin law, and when that error was corrected...

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