Sentence Modification

By: Derek Hawkins//June 6, 2018//

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WI Court of Appeals – District I

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Robert Ross

Case No.: 2016AP74-CR

Officials: Brennan, P.J., Kessler and Dugan, JJ.

Focus: Sentence Modification

Robert Ross appeals a judgment of conviction and orders denying him postconviction relief. He alleges that he was deprived of the right to be present at his trial when the circuit court considered a jury question while he was absent from the courtroom. He further alleges that the circuit court erroneously exercised its sentencing discretion, and that a new factor warrants sentence modification. We reject his claims and affirm.

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