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Sentencing — amendment of judgment

By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//July 17, 2014//

Sentencing — amendment of judgment

By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//July 17, 2014//

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Wisconsin Court of Appeals

Criminal

Sentencing — amendment of judgment

Craig Meier appeals an order of the circuit court denying his postconviction motion to commute two imposed and stayed sentences, pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 973.13, that Meier argues are excessive. Meier argues that the court unlawfully imposed two sentences in jail, both of which conflict with the rule that jail sentences cannot exceed one year. I conclude that the court’s oral pronouncement of the sentences was ambiguous on the topic of jail time, the written judgment failed to clarify that ambiguity, and the full record demonstrates that the court intended to impose prison, and not jail, sentences. Therefore, the court properly denied the motion and corrected the judgment against Meier to reflect bifurcated imposed and stayed prison sentences. Accordingly, I affirm. This opinion will not be published.

2013AP2863-CR State v. Meier

Dist IV, Dane County, Hanrahan, J., Blanchard, P.J.

Attorneys: For Appellant: Ehmann, Joseph N., Madison; For Respondent: Weber, Gregory M., Madison; Stephan, Corey C., Madison

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