973.01 Annotation
When a statutory definition is available that provides a defendant with sufficient notice as to the expected course of conduct and an ascertainable standard for enforcement, the condition of extended supervision is not unconstitutionally vague. The definition of "dating relationship" in s. 813.12 (1) (ag) 1. provided the appellant an objective standard and adequate notice of when a condition applied that required her to introduce any person she was "dating" to her supervising agent. State v. Koenig, 2003 WI App 12,
259 Wis. 2d 833,
656 N.W.2d 499,
02-1076.
973.01 Annotation
Calculation of confinement and extended supervision for the presumptive minimum for unclassified felonies under this section prior to February 1, 2003 amendments are discussed. State v. Cole, 2003 WI 59,
262 Wis. 2d 167,
663 N.W.2d 700,
02-0681.
973.01 Annotation
Resentencing on convictions that remain intact after one or more counts in a multi-count case is vacated is not always required. When the vacated count does not affect the overall dispositional structure of the original sentence, resentencing on the remaining counts is unnecessary. State v. Church, 2003 WI 74,
262 Wis. 2d 678,
665 N.W.2d 141,
01-3100.
973.01 Annotation
Subs. (2) and (5) prohibit confinement in any facility as a condition of extended supervision. Absent express authority, a trial court cannot order confinement as a condition of extended supervision. State v. Larson, 2003 WI App 235,
268 Wis. 2d 162,
672 N.W.2d 322,
03-0019.
973.01 Annotation
A penalty enhancer under s. 939.62 is not subject to bifurcation, nor is it to be added to the underlying term of imprisonment. State v. Jackson 2004 WI 29,
270 Wis. 2d 113,
676 N.W.2d 872,
02-0947.
973.01 Annotation
Sub. (3m) allows a sentencing court to determine not only whether a defendant is eligible for the challenge incarceration program, but also to set a date of eligibility within the term of confinement in prison. State v. Lehman, 2004 WI App 59,
270 Wis. 2d 695,
677 N.W.2d 644,
03-1269.
973.01 Annotation
Requisite to a prima facie valid sentence is a statement by the trial judge detailing the reasons for selecting the particular sentence imposed. Circuit courts shall: 1) specify the objectives of the sentence on the record and identify the general objectives of greatest importance; 2) describe the facts relevant to those objectives and explain why the particular component parts of the sentence imposed advance the specified objectives; 3) identify the factors that were considered in arriving at the sentence and indicate how those factors fit the objectives and influence the decision. State v. Gallion, 2004 WI 42,
270 Wis. 2d 535,
678 N.W.2d 197,
01-0051.
973.01 Annotation
The sentence imposed shall call for the minimum amount of custody or confinement consistent with the protection of the public, the gravity of the offense, and the rehabilitative needs of the defendant. Probation should be the disposition unless confinement is necessary to protect the public, the offender needs correctional treatment available only in confinement, or it would unduly depreciate the seriousness of the offense. State v. Gallion, 2004 WI 42,
270 Wis. 2d 535,
678 N.W.2d 197,
01-0051.
973.01 Annotation
The good character of a victim killed as the result of a crime is relevant to sentencing, but the court should not attempt to measure the relative value of the victim's life. Although there may be circumstances in which the court could weigh the positive contributions and worth of the victim in assessing the harm caused by the crime, it does not follow that there is a right to have a court consider that a victim was a terrible burden on society. State v. Gallion, 2004 WI 42,
270 Wis. 2d 535,
678 N.W.2d 197,
01-0051.
973.01 Annotation
A court, after giving consideration to the relevant sentencing factors, may give disproportionate or controlling weight to a single factor. Balancing the factors is for the trial court. Ordering a lengthy term of supervision in order to enable the defendant to pay a sizeable restitution amount did not violate the right to equal protection. State v. Longmire, 2004 WI App 90,
272 Wis. 2d 759,
681 N.W.2d 354,
03-0300.
973.01 Annotation
The defendant's life expectancy, coupled with a lengthy sentence, while perhaps guaranteeing that the defendant will spend the balance of his or her life in prison, does not have to be taken into consideration by the circuit court. If the circuit court chooses to consider a defendant's life expectancy, it must explain, on the record, how the defendant's life expectancy fits into the sentencing objectives. State v. Stenzel, 2004 WI App 181,
276 Wis. 2d 224,
688 N.W.2d 224,
03-2974.
973.01 Annotation
Consistent with Lehman, sub. (3g) allows a sentencing court to determine whether a defendant is eligible for the earned release program and to set a date of eligibility within the term of confinement in prison. State v. White, 2004 WI App 237,
277 Wis. 2d 580,
690 N.W.2d 880,
04-1211.
973.01 Annotation
A defendant's age is a secondary factor that the trial court may, but is not required to, consider in fashioning an appropriate sentence. The trial court, if it considers age, determines whether it should carry any weight. State v. Davis, 2005 WI App 98,
281 Wis. 2d 118,
698 N.W.2d 823,
04-1163.
973.01 Annotation
A condition of extended supervision need not directly relate to the defendant's criminal conduct in the underlying conviction. Trial courts are granted broad discretion in determining conditions necessary for extended supervision subject only to a standard of reasonableness and appropriateness determined by how well the condition serves the dual goals of supervision: 1) rehabilitation of the defendant, and 2) protection of a state or community interest. A condition of extended supervision that the defendant maintain his child support payments was reasonable and appropriate. State v. Miller, 2005 WI App 114,
283 Wis. 2d 465,
701 N.W.2d 47,
04-1406.
973.01 Annotation
A condition of extended supervision and probation that the defendant have no contact with the drug community was not unconstitutionally overbroad or vague. When the trial court specifically told the defendant not be around any person when, or be in any place where, drugs are being possessed, used, or sold, the condition was clear and gave fair notice of what a drug community is. State v. Trigueros, 2005 WI App 112,
282 Wis. 2d 445,
701 N.W.2d 54,
04-1701.
973.01 Annotation
When a person is being sentenced after revocation of extended supervision, discretion can exist without an explicit delineation of the McCleary sentencing factors: 1) the gravity of the offense; (2) the character of the offender; and (3) the need to protect the public. There must be an indication that the court considered those factors. State v. Jones, 2005 WI App 259,
288 Wis. 2d 475,
707 N.W.2d 876,
05-0018.
973.01 Annotation
A defendant who requests resentencing due to the circuit court's use of inaccurate information at the sentencing hearing must show both that the information was inaccurate and that there was actual reliance, not prejudicial reliance, on the inaccurate information by the court in the sentencing. Once actual reliance on inaccurate information is shown, the burden then shifts to the state to prove the error was harmless. State v. Tiepelman, 2006 WI 66,
291 Wis. 2d 179,
717 N.W.2d 1,
04-0914.
973.01 Annotation
Gallion does not require that the trial court explain why it imposed three years as opposed to one or two. State v. Klubertanz, 2006 WI App 71,
291 Wis. 2d 751,
713 N.W.2d 116,
05-1256.
973.01 Annotation
That test of whether the statutory language is capable of being understood by reasonably well-informed persons in two or more different ways is adopted for sentence construction disputes. As it looks for legislative intent when faced with an ambiguous statute, the appellate court should look for the trial court's sentencing intent when faced with an ambiguous oral sentencing pronouncement. The appellate court is required to determine the trial court's sentencing intent from other parts of the record, including the judgment of conviction. Without more, the bald recital of a consecutive sentence in the judgment of conviction is insufficient to overcome the presumption of a concurrent sentence. State v. Oglesby, 2006 WI App 95,
292 Wis. 2d 716,
715 N.W.2d 727,
05-1565.
973.01 Annotation
Sub. (5) does not require a sentencing court to make an ability-to-pay determination when the court orders a contribution payment as a condition of extended supervision. Neither the requirement that an ability-to-pay determination be made when a contribution surcharge is taxed against a defendant under s. 973.06 (1) or when a contribution surcharge is imposed as a condition of probation under s. 973.09 (1x) applies to sub. (5). State v. Galvan, 2007 WI App 173,
304 Wis. 2d 466,
736 N.W.2d 890,
06-2052.
973.01 Annotation
A fine that an offender has the ability to pay may satisfy sentencing objectives the trial court has found to be material and relevant to the particular defendant. A trial court is not required to explain the reason for a specific amount of a fine, but some explanation of why the court imposes a fine is required. If the sentencing court intends to impose a fine, the court must determine at the time of sentencing whether a defendant has the ability to pay a fine during the total sentence. The standard for imposing a fine, which is part of the punishment, should require no less consideration of the defendant's ability to pay than is required as part of an order of restitution. State v. Ramel, 2007 WI App 271,
306 Wis. 2d 654,
743 N.W.2d 502,
07-0355.
973.01 Annotation
A defendant has a due process right to be sentenced based on accurate information. State v. Payette, 2008 WI App 106,
313 Wis. 2d 39,
756 N.W.2d 423,
07-1192.
973.01 Annotation
The circuit court had the authority to order the defendant to reimburse his mother for forfeited bail his mother paid, either as restitution or as a condition of extended supervision. State v. Agosto, 2008 WI App 149,
314 Wis. 2d 385,
760 N.W.2d 415,
06-2646.
973.01 Annotation
Sections 302.113 (4), 973.01, and 973.15 establish that consecutive periods of extended supervision are to be served consecutively, aggregated into one continuous period, so that revocation of extended supervision at any time allows revocation as to all consecutive sentences. State v. Collins, 2008 WI App 163,
314 Wis. 2d 653,
760 N.W.2d 438,
07-2580.
973.01 Annotation
Due process requires that vindictiveness against a defendant for having successfully attacked his or her first conviction play no part in the sentence received after a new trial. When a judge imposes a more severe sentence upon a defendant after a new trial, the reasons for doing so must be free from a retaliatory motive. Because retaliatory motives can be complex and difficult to prove, the U.S. Supreme Court has found it necessary to presume an improper vindictive motive, which also applies when a defendant is resentenced following a successful attack on an invalid sentence. However, the presumption stands only when a reasonable likelihood of vindictiveness exists. A new sentence that is longer than the original sentence that implements the original dispositional scheme is not tainted by vindictiveness. State v. Sturdivant, 2009 WI App 5,
316 Wis. 2d 197,
763 N.W.2d 185,
07-2508.
973.01 Annotation
A sentencing court may consider uncharged and unproven offenses and facts related to offenses for which the defendant has been acquitted. Sentencing courts are obliged to acquire full knowledge of the character and behavior pattern of the defendant before imposing sentence. State v. Prineas, 2009 WI App 28,
316 Wis. 2d 414,
766 N.W.2d 206,
07-1982.
973.01 Annotation
A court may certainly tell a defendant what could happen if his or her extended supervision is revoked. But telling a defendant what will happen imperils the defendant's due process right to an impartial judge at a reconfinement hearing. State v. Goodson, 2009 WI App 107,
320 Wis. 2d 166,
771 N.W.2d 385,
08-2623.
973.01 Annotation
A defendant has a constitutional due process right not to be sentenced on the basis of race or gender. The defendant has the burden to prove that the circuit court actually relied on race or gender in imposing its sentence. The standard of proof is clear and convincing evidence. The defendant must provide evidence indicating that it is highly probable or reasonably certain that the circuit court actually relied on race or gender when imposing its sentence. A reasonable observer test is rejected. State v. Harris, 2010 WI 79, ___ Wis. 2d ___, ___ N.W.2d ___,
08-0810.
973.01 Annotation
Truth-In-Sentencing Comes to Wisconsin. Brennan & Latorraca. Wis. Law. June 2000.
973.01 Annotation
Fully Implementing Truth-In-Sentencing. Hammer & Latorraca. Wis. Law. Nov. 2002.
973.013
973.013
Indeterminate sentence; Wisconsin state prisons. 973.013(1)(a)(a) If imprisonment in the Wisconsin state prisons for a term of years is imposed, the court may fix a term less than the prescribed maximum. The form of such sentence shall be substantially as follows: "You are hereby sentenced to the Wisconsin state prisons for an indeterminate term of not more than .... (the maximum as fixed by the court) years."
973.013(1)(b)
(b) Except as provided in
s. 973.01, the sentence shall have the effect of a sentence at hard labor for the maximum term fixed by the court, subject to the power of actual release from confinement by parole by the department or by pardon as provided by law. If a person is sentenced for a definite time for an offense for which the person may be sentenced under this section, the person is in legal effect sentenced as required by this section, said definite time being the maximum period. A defendant convicted of a crime for which the minimum penalty is life shall be sentenced for life.
973.013(2)
(2) Upon the recommendation of the department, the governor may, without the procedure required by
ch. 304, discharge absolutely, or upon such conditions and restrictions and under such limitation as the governor thinks proper, any inmate committed to the Wisconsin state prisons after he or she has served the minimum term of punishment prescribed by law for the offense for which he or she was sentenced, except that if the term was life imprisonment, 5 years must elapse after release on parole or extended supervision before such a recommendation can be made to the governor. The discharge has the effect of an absolute or conditional pardon, respectively.
973.013(3)
(3) Female persons convicted of a felony may be committed to the Taycheedah Correctional Institution unless they are subject to
sub. (3m).
973.013(3m)
(3m) If a person who has not attained the age of 16 years is sentenced to the Wisconsin state prisons, the department shall place the person at a juvenile correctional facility or a secured residential care center for children and youth, unless the department determines that placement in an institution under
s. 302.01 is appropriate based on the person's prior record of adjustment in a correctional setting, if any; the person's present and potential vocational and educational needs, interests and abilities; the adequacy and suitability of available facilities; the services and procedures available for treatment of the person within the various institutions; the protection of the public; and any other considerations promulgated by the department by rule. The department may not place any person under the age of 18 years in the correctional institution authorized in
s. 301.16 (1n). This subsection does not preclude the department from designating an adult correctional institution, other than the correctional institution authorized in
s. 301.16 (1n), as a reception center for the person and subsequently transferring the person to a juvenile correctional facility or a secured residential care center for children and youth.
Section 302.11 and
ch. 304 apply to all persons placed in a juvenile correctional facility or a secured residential care center for children and youth under this subsection.
973.013(4)
(4) If information under
s. 972.15 (2m) has been provided in a presentence investigation report, the court shall consider that information when sentencing the defendant.
973.013 Annotation
The sentencing judge shall state for the record, in the presence of the defendant, the reasons for selecting the particular sentence imposed or, if the sentencing judge considers it in the interest of the defendant not to state reasons in the presence of the defendant, shall prepare a statement for transmission to the reviewing court as part of the record. McCleary v. State,
49 Wis. 2d 263,
182 N.W.2d 512 (1971).
973.013 Annotation
It was not a denial of equal protection to sentence a defendant to 4 years' imprisonment, although other persons involved, all minors, received lesser or no punishment. State v. Schilz,
50 Wis. 2d 395,
184 N.W.2d 134 (1971).
973.013 Annotation
An abuse of discretion, as it relates to sentencing procedures, will be found only if there is no rational basis for the imposition of the sentence or the rationale is not articulated in, or inferable from, the record, or if discretion is exercised on the basis of clearly irrelevant or improper factors. Davis v. State,
52 Wis. 2d 697,
190 N.W.2d 890 (1971).
973.013 Annotation
The seriousness of the offense is a proper criterion for imposing a maximum sentence. While warehousing dangerous individuals is not the sole purpose for imposing long prison terms, it is a legitimate factor for a trial court to consider. Bastian v. State,
54 Wis. 2d 240,
194 N.W.2d 687 (1972).
973.013 Annotation
A prison sentence is reduced to reflect days of pretrial incarceration during which the defendant was unable to raise bail because of indigency. Wilkins v. State,
66 Wis. 2d 628,
225 N.W.2d 492 (1975).
973.013 Annotation
A defendant's change in attitude or rehabilitative progress subsequent to sentencing is a factor to be considered in determining parole but is not a proper consideration upon which a trial court might base a reduction of sentence. State v. Wuensch,
69 Wis. 2d 467,
230 N.W.2d 665 (1975).
973.013 Annotation
Although evidence concerning incidents of sexual activity abroad was relevant as to defendant's character and admissible at the sentencing hearing, the trial court abused its discretion by punishing the defendant not only for the crime of which he stood convicted, but for the events that occurred outside Wisconsin, as indicated by the fact that both sentencing hearings were devoted largely to these foreign incidents. Rosado v. State,
70 Wis. 2d 280,
234 N.W.2d 69 (1975).
973.013 Annotation
The trial court exceeded its jurisdiction by specifying conditions of incarceration. State v. Gibbons,
71 Wis. 2d 94,
237 N.W.2d 33 (1976).
973.013 Annotation
A plea bargain agreement by law enforcement officials not to reveal relevant and pertinent information to the sentencing judge was unenforceable as being against public policy. Grant v. State,
73 Wis. 2d 441,
243 N.W.2d 186 (1976).
973.013 Annotation
Chronic offenses of theft by fraud by promising to marry several persons provided a rational basis for a lengthy sentence. Lambert v. State,
73 Wis. 2d 590,
243 N.W.2d 524 (1976).
973.013 Annotation
A sentencing judge does not deny due process by considering pending criminal charges in determining a sentence. The scope of judicial inquiry prior to sentencing is discussed. Handel v. State,
74 Wis. 2d 699,
247 N.W.2d 711 (1976).
973.013 Annotation
A defendant's refusal to name accomplices was properly considered by the sentencing judge. Because the defendant had pleaded guilty to the crime, self-incrimination would not have resulted from the requested cooperation. Holmes v. State,
76 Wis. 2d 259,
251 N.W.2d 56 (1977).
973.013 Annotation
Courts may correct formal or clerical errors or an illegal sentence at any time. Krueger v. State,
86 Wis. 2d 435,
272 N.W.2d 847 (1979).
973.013 Annotation
The double jeopardy clause did not bar prosecution of a charge after it was considered as evidence of character in sentencing the defendant on a prior unrelated conviction. State v. Jackson,
110 Wis. 2d 548,
329 N.W.2d 182 (1983).
973.013 Annotation
Increasing a sentence following the vacation of a bargained for no contest plea did not violate due process. The test for judicial vindictiveness is discussed. State v. Stubbendick,
110 Wis. 2d 693,
329 N.W.2d 399 (1983).
973.013 Annotation
An 80-year sentence for a first-time sexual offender was not an abuse of discretion. State v. Curbello-Rodriguez,
119 Wis. 2d 414,
351 N.W.2d 758 (Ct. App. 1984).
973.013 Annotation
An unambiguous sentence pronounced orally and recorded in the sentencing transcript controls over the written judgment of conviction. State v. Perry,
136 Wis. 2d 92,
401 N.W.2d 748 (1987).
973.013 Annotation
The sentencing court does not abuse its discretion by considering a victim's statements and recommendations. State v. Johnson,
158 Wis. 2d 458,
463 N.W.2d 352 (Ct. App. 1990).
973.013 Annotation
The primary factors to be considered in exercising discretion in sentencing are: 1) the gravity of the offense; 2) the rehabilitative needs of the defendant; and 3) the protection of the public. State v. Paske,
163 Wis. 2d 52,
471 N.W.2d 55 (1991).
973.013 Annotation
Due process does not require the presence of counsel at a presentence investigation interview of the defendant. State v. Perez,
170 Wis. 2d 130,
487 N.W.2d 630 (Ct. App. 1992).
973.013 Annotation
Whether a particular factor will be considered as a mitigating or aggravating factor will depend on the particular defendant and case. State v. Thompson,
172 Wis. 2d 257,
493 N.W.2d 729 (Ct. App. 1992).
973.013 Annotation
The trial court's possible consideration at sentencing of the defendant's culpability in a more serious offense, although the jury convicted on a lesser included offense, was not error. State v. Marhal,
172 Wis. 2d 491,
493 N.W.2d 758 (Ct. App. 1992). See also State v. Bobbitt,
178 Wis. 2d 11,
503 N.W.2d 11 (Ct. App. 1993).
973.013 Annotation
No specific burden of proof is imposed as to read-in offenses that bear upon sentencing; all sentencing is under the standard for judicial discretion. State v. Hubert,
181 Wis. 2d 333,
510 N.W.2d 799 (Ct. App. 1993).
973.013 Annotation
A sentencing court may consider a defendant's religious beliefs and practices only if a reliable nexus exists between the defendant's criminal conduct and those beliefs and practices. State v. Fuerst,
181 Wis. 2d 903,
512 N.W.2d 243 (Ct. App. 1994).
973.013 Annotation
If an oral pronouncement is ambiguous, it is proper to look to the written judgment to ascertain a court's intent in sentencing. An omission in the oral pronouncement can create an ambiguity. State v. Lipke,
186 Wis. 2d 358,
521 N.W.2d 444 (Ct. App. 1994).
973.013 Annotation
Under s. 973.013 [now sub. (1)], life imprisonment without parole is not an option. State v. Setagord,
187 Wis. 2d 339,
523 N.W.2d 124 (Ct. App. 1994).
973.013 Annotation
A trial court in exercising sentencing discretion is not prohibited from entertaining general predispositions based on experience, but the judge's predispositions may never be so specific as to ignore the particular circumstances of the individual offender. State v. Ogden,
199 Wis. 2d 566,
544 N.W.2d 574 (1996),
94-1485.
973.013 Annotation
A defendant who requests resentencing must show that specific information was inaccurate and that the court relied on it. When facts stated in a presentence report are not challenged at sentencing, the sentencing judge may appropriately consider them. State v. Mosley,
201 Wis. 2d 36,
547 N.W.2d 806 (Ct. App. 1996),
95-1340.
973.013 Annotation
A court must consider 3 primary factors in exercising discretion in sentencing: 1) the gravity of the offense; 2) the character of the offender; and 3) the need to protect the public. Remorse is an additional factor that may be considered. State v. Rodgers,
203 Wis. 2d 83,
552 N.W.2d 123 (Ct. App. 1996),
95-2570. For enumeration of other additional factors that may be considered, see State v. Barnes,
203 Wis. 2d 132,
552 N.W.2d 857 (Ct. App. 1996),
95-1831.
973.013 Annotation
A defendant is automatically prejudiced when the prosecutor materially and substantially breaches a plea agreement. New sentencing is required. State v. Smith,
207 Wis. 2d 258,
558 N.W.2d 379 (1997),
94-3364.
973.013 Annotation
When resentencing a defendant, a court should consider all information relevant about a defendant, including information not existing or not known when sentence was first passed. State v. Carter,
208 Wis. 2d 142,
560 N.W.2d 256 (1997),
94-2001.
973.013 Annotation
A marital relationship between a case's prosecutor and the presentence report writer was sufficient to draw the objectivity of the report into question. It was error not to strike the report. State v. Suchocki,
208 Wis. 2d 509,
561 N.W.2d 332 (Ct. App. 1997),
96-1712.
973.013 Annotation
Evidence of unproven offenses involving the defendant my be considered in sentencing decisions, as the court must consider whether the crime is an isolated act or part of a pattern of conduct. State v. Fisher,
211 Wis. 2d 665,
565 N.W.2d 565 (Ct. App. 1997),
96-1764.
973.013 Annotation
A defendant's argument that his sentence was excessive in relation to other sentences for similar crimes committed in the same county was without merit. There is no requirement that persons convicted of similar offenses must receive similar sentences. State v. Lechner,
217 Wis. 2d 392,
576 N.W.2d 912 (1998),
96-2830.
973.013 Annotation
That a conviction followed an Alford plea did not prevent requiring the defendant, as a condition, to complete a treatment program that required acknowledging responsibility for the crime which resulted in the conviction. The imposition of the condition did not violate the defendant's due process rights. There is nothing inherent in an Alford plea that gives a defendant any rights as to punishment. State ex rel. Warren v. Schwarz,
219 Wis. 2d 615,
579 N.W.2d 698 (1998),
96-2441.
973.013 Annotation
When a victim's criminal record supports a defendant's version of a crime, the gravity of which crime is a sentencing factor, the criminal record should be admitted as evidence at the defendant's sentencing hearing. State v. Spears,
227 Wis. 2d 495,
596 N.W.2d 375 (1999),
97-0536.
973.013 Annotation
Proper sentencing discretion can exist without delineation of sentencing factors; what is required is consideration of the sentencing factors (see the note to Rodgers). When the same judge presides at sentencing after probation revocation and the original sentencing, the judge does not have to restate the reasons supporting the original sentencing, which is implicitly adopted. State v. Wegner, 2000 WI App 231,
239 Wis. 2d 96,
619 N.W.2d 289,
99-3079.
973.013 Annotation
It is entirely reasonable that a competency examination designed to address a defendant's ability to understand the proceedings and assist counsel may also address issues of future dangerousness, which a court may reasonably consider when gauging the need for public protection in setting a sentence. State v. Slagoski, 2001 WI App 112,
244 Wis. 2d 49,
629 N.W.2d 50,
00-1586.
973.013 Annotation
Spears does not stand for the proposition that a defendant may, at sentencing, present any and all evidence that he or she wishes to present. State v. Robinson, 2001 WI App 127,
246 Wis. 2d 180,
629 N.W.2d 810,
00-1170.
973.013 Annotation
When a plea agreement indicates that a recommendation was to be for concurrent sentences and consecutive sentences were recommended, without correction at the sentencing hearing, there is a material and substantial breach of the agreement. Absent an objection, the right to directly appeal is waived and the defendant is entitled to a remedy for the breach only if there was ineffective assistance of counsel, the remedy for which is allowing the withdrawal of the plea or specific performance of the agreement. State v. Howard, 2001 WI App 137,
246 Wis. 2d 475,
630 N.W.2d 244,
00-2046.
973.013 Annotation
The exercise of sentencing discretion requires the court to exercise its discretion to create a sentence within the range provided by the legislature that reflects the circumstances of the situation and the particular characteristics of the offender. The court must consider the gravity of the offense, the offender's character and the public's need for protection. The weight given to any factor is left to the trial court's discretion. State v. Steele, 2001 WI App 160,
246 Wis. 2d 744,
632 N.W.2d 112,
00-2864.
973.013 Annotation
In sentencing after probation revocation, if the judge did not preside at the original sentencing, the judge must be able to rely upon the entire record, including comments at the first sentencing. When the record at the second sentencing reflected no recognition by the second judge of trial testimony, the presentence investigation report, or the trial judge's comments on the severity of the offense, the sentence could not stand. State v. Reynolds, 2002 WI App 15,
249 Wis. 2d 798,
640 N.W.2d 140,
01-0498.
973.013 Annotation
A court's correction of an invalid sentence by increasing the punishment does not constitute double jeopardy; the initial sentence being invalid, the second sentence is the only valid sentence imposed. An increased sentence is permissible at resentencing only when it is based upon a desire to implement the original dispositional scheme from the first sentencing and when the initial conviction and sentence are invalid, the resentencing court has no new information or newly known information, and the resentencing court seeks to impose a greater sentence. State v. Helm, 2002 WI App 154,
256 Wis. 2d 285,
647 N.W.2d 405,
01-2398.
973.013 Annotation
In fixing a sentence within statutory limits, the judge may consider the defendant's false testimony observed by the judge during trial. United States v. Grayson,
438 U.S. 41 (1978).
973.013 Annotation
The Lodestar of Personal Responsibility. Brennan. 88 MLR 365 (2004).
973.013 Annotation
Appellate sentence review. 1976 WLR 655. (1983).
973.0135
973.0135
Sentence for certain serious felonies; parole eligibility determination. 973.0135(1)(a)
(a) "Prior offender" means a person who meets all of the following conditions:
