Criminal Procedure – contempt — consecutive sanctions

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Criminal Procedure – contempt — consecutive sanctions

Cesar Deleon appeals an order finding him in contempt of court fourteen times and imposing a sanction of thirty days’ jail for each contemptuous act to be served consecutively to his prison sentence. Deleon argues the circuit court erred by finding him in contempt multiple times and by ordering his sanction be served consecutively to his prison term.

We conclude the court did not err by holding Deleon in contempt for multiple acts or by ordering his sanction be served consecutively to his prison sentence. However, because the Brown County Circuit Court concedes Deleon committed only twelve contemptuous acts, we modify the court’s order from fourteen acts to twelve and reduce Deleon’s sanction from 420 days to 360 days. We affirm the order as modified. This opinion will not be published.

2012AP278 In re the finding of contempt in State of Wisconsin v. Cesar Deleon

Dist III, Brown County, Bischel, J., Peterson, J.

Attorneys: For Appellant: Askins, Martha K., Madison; For Respondent: Potter, Kevin C., Madison; Rice, David C., Madison; Weber, Gregory M., Madison; Lasee, David L., Green Bay