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Plea Withdrawal

By: Derek Hawkins//February 15, 2018//

Plea Withdrawal

By: Derek Hawkins//February 15, 2018//

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WI Court of Appeals – District IV

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Amanda L. Longley

Case No.: 2017AP659-CR

Officials: LUNDSTEN,P.J.

Focus: Plea Withdrawal

Amanda Longley appeals the circuit court’s judgment convicting her of one count of disorderly conduct involving domestic abuse and one count of misdemeanor battery. Longley also appeals the court’s order denying postconviction relief. Longley seeks plea withdrawal. Her request for plea withdrawal is based on the argument that case law subsequent to State v. Kosina, 226 Wis. 2d 482, 595 N.W.2d 464 (Ct. App. 1999), requires reconsideration of the Kosina holding that a firearms possession prohibition is a collateral consequence of a plea that defense counsel need not discuss with a defendant. For the reasons below, I reject this argument and affirm.

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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