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Sentencing – Court Error – Abuse of Court Discretion

By: Derek Hawkins//December 21, 2016//

Sentencing – Court Error – Abuse of Court Discretion

By: Derek Hawkins//December 21, 2016//

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WI Court of Appeals – District II

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. David H. Ninnemann

Case No.: 2016AP1294-CR

Officials: Gundrum, J.

Focus: Sentencing – Court Error – Abuse of Court Discretion

David Ninnemann appeals from a judgment of conviction and order denying postconviction relief entered after he pled no contest to five counts of lewd and lascivious behavior under WIS. STAT. § 944.20(1)(b). He contends the circuit court erroneously exercised its discretion in requiring him to report as a sex offender and in sentencing him to thirty-six months in jail following the revocation of his probation. We disagree and affirm.

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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