Sentencing — discretion

By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//November 19, 2013//

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Wisconsin Court of Appeals

Criminal

Sentencing — discretion

Malik Merchant appeals a judgment of conviction entered upon his guilty pleas to first-degree reckless homicide and armed robbery, both as a party to a crime. He also appeals a postconviction order denying his motion for sentence modification. Merchant contends that the circuit court erroneously exercised its sentencing discretion and imposed unduly harsh sentences for crimes that he committed when he was fifteen years old. We conclude that the circuit court’s sentencing remarks reflect a proper exercise of discretion and demonstrate why the twenty-five-year aggregate term of imprisonment imposed is neither unduly harsh nor excessive. We affirm. This opinion will not be published.

2013AP642-CR State v. Merchant

Dist I, Milwaukee County, Borowski, J., Per Curiam

Attorneys: For Appellant: Loeb, Basil M., Wauwatosa; For Respondent: Loebel, Karen A., Milwaukee; Winter, Tiffany M., Madison

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