By: Derek Hawkins//July 15, 2019//
WI Court of Appeals – District III
Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Larry C. Lokken
Case No.: 2017AP2087-CR
Officials: Stark, P.J., Hruz and Seidl, JJ.
Focus: Sentencing Guidelines
Larry Lokken appeals a judgment convicting him of three counts of misconduct in office and five counts of theft in a business setting, as a party to the crime, of an amount greater than $10,000. He also appeals an order denying his motion for postconviction relief. Lokken argues, for several reasons, that the circuit court unlawfully sentenced him on one of the theft counts and that he is therefore entitled to resentencing on all counts before a different judge. Specifically, Lokken asserts the court: (1) imposed a sentence unauthorized by statute; (2) ordered an unreasonable amount of restitution as a condition of his probation; and (3) inadequately explained how its sentence met the minimum custody standard. We reject Lokken’s arguments and affirm.