Sentence Modification

By: Derek Hawkins//June 14, 2017//

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WI Court of Appeals – District III

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Jeremiah J. Goodpaster

Case No.: 2016AP1648-CR

Officials: Stark, P.J., Hruz and Seidl, JJ.

Focus: Sentence Modification

Jeremiah Goodpaster appeals an order denying his third motion to modify sentences imposed for domestic abuse strangulation and suffocation, domestic abuse intimidation of a victim as a repeater, and causing mental harm to a child as a repeater. He contends the circuit court improperly exercised its discretion by denying the family court authority to decide whether he should have access to his children and instead giving the victim, C.K., and the Department of Corrections sole authority to control his access to the children. Because we conclude the circuit court properly exercised its discretion, we affirm the order.

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