By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//November 25, 2011//
By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//November 25, 2011//
Motor Vehicles
OWI; prior convictions; collateral attacks
Jeffrey Robert Steinhorst appeals a judgment convicting him of operating with a prohibited alcohol concentration (PAC), third offense, after the circuit court denied his motion to collaterally attack one of his prior operating-while-intoxicated (OWI) convictions. Specifically, Steinhorst contends that the circuit court erred in concluding that Steinhorst failed to make a prima facie showing that he did not validly waive his right to counsel under the Sixth Amendment and article I, section 7 of the Wisconsin Constitution in the prior OWI case. This court agrees that the circuit court erred, reverses the judgment, and remands for further proceedings. This opinion will not be published.
2011AP2053 & 2011AP2054 State v. Steinhorst
Dist. IV, Sauk County, Taggart, J., Blanchard, J.
Attorneys: For Appellant: Hagopian, Suzanne L., Madison; Huie, Eileen, Madison; For Respondent: Rauti, Susan Howe, Madison