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Eric Loomis

Jul 13, 2016

High court: Judges may use assessment in sentencing

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has found that an assessment system used to gauge a person’s risk of recidivism was properly taken into account when a judge sentenced a man for his role in a drive-by shooting.

Apr 5, 2016

Justices contemplate whether judges can use sentencing assessment

Wisconsin's Supreme Court is grappling with questions over whether an assessment system used to gauge a person's risk of recidivism should have been taken into account in the sentencing of a man found guilty of vehicle theft.

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