By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//February 8, 2012//
Wisconsin Court of Appeals
Criminal
Motor Vehicles – OWI — prior convictions
Michael A. Imbruglia appeals from an Ozaukee county judgment convicting him of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant (OWI) fourth offense, possession of Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and possession of drug paraphernalia. He further appeals from an order denying his postconviction motion. Imbruglia advances an issue preclusion argument, an argument that a prior Colorado conviction cannot be counted because it was under a statute not substantially similar to Wisconsin’s statute and a collateral attack on a prior Wisconsin conviction. None of Imbruglia’s arguments persuade. We affirm. This opinion will not be published.
2011AP1373-CR State v. Imbruglia
Dist II, Ozaukee County, Wolfgram, J., Gundrum, J.
Attorneys: For Appellant: Ramirez, Rick, Milwaukee; For Respondent: Weber, Gregory M., Madison; Wabitsch, Patti L., Port Washington