By: Derek Hawkins//August 18, 2021//
WI Court of Appeals – District II
Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Darin E. Haizel
Case No.: 2019AP2324-CR
Officials: Neubauer, C.J., Reilly, P.J., and Davis, J.
Focus: Sentence Modification – Double Jeopardy
Darin E. Haizel appeals from a circuit court order denying his motion for sentence modification. He also appeals from the order denying his motion for reconsideration. Haizel contends that the circuit court violated constitutional double jeopardy protections when it removed the possibility of a risk reduction sentence (RRS) from one of his terms of confinement. Haizel also contends that the Department of Corrections’ (DOC) refusal to reduce Haizel’s security classification status to minimum custody due to his sentence structure constitutes a new factor justifying sentence modification. Upon review, we affirm.