Sentencing Guidelines

By: Derek Hawkins//August 21, 2019//

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WI Court of Appeals – District II

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Medford B. Matthews, III

Case No.: 2018AP845-CR

Officials: Neubauer, C.J., Reilly, P.J., and Hagedorn, J.

Focus: Sentencing Guidelines

The State appeals from an order dismissing six felony counts against Medford B. Matthews, III, leaving one misdemeanor count of sexual intercourse with a child. Four of the six felony counts were for exposing intimate parts and two for child enticement. Because some of these felony counts involved acts related to those for the misdemeanor intercourse count, the circuit court considered that the decision to charge all of them, which would expose Matthews to over seventy years in prison, was absurd and not what the legislature could have intended. We cannot conclude that the additional charges clearly defeat the intent of the legislature. We therefore reverse and remand for further proceedings.

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Derek A Hawkins is trademark corporate counsel for Harley-Davidson. Hawkins oversees the prosecution and maintenance of the Harley-Davidson’s international trademark portfolio in emerging markets.

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