BENCH BLOG: Decision a handy reference for plea breach cases
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Eager to find ways to improve the state’s process of disciplining attorneys, Wisconsin justices recently discussed the possibility of allowing plea agreements in Office of Lawyer Regulation proceedings.
2010AP2064-CR State v. Madden
Criminal Procedure Plea agreements; breach Nathaniel Madden pled guilty to one count of armed robbery and one count of burglary, both as party to a crime and as a habitual criminal. The circuit court imposed a sentence totaling twenty-eight years, comprised of eighteen years of initial confinement and ten years of extended supervision. In a […]
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