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Court Error – Restitution

By: Derek Hawkins//November 8, 2017//

Court Error – Restitution

By: Derek Hawkins//November 8, 2017//

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WI Court of Appeals – District II

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Shawn T. Wiskerchen

Case No.: 2016AP1541-CR

Officials: Reilly, P.J., Gundrum and Hagedorn, JJ.

Focus: Court Error – Restitution

Shawn T. Wiskerchen appeals from the restitution component of a judgment convicting him of burglary. Wiskerchen contends the court erred in ordering $8487.41 in restitution for losses not caused by a crime considered at sentencing. We conclude that under the reasoning set forth in State v. Queever, 2016 WI App 87, 372 Wis. 2d 388, 887 N.W.2d 912, there was a causal nexus between the victim’s missing items and Wiskerchen’s final burglary of her home. We 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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