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Sentence Modification – Double Jeopardy

By: Derek Hawkins//August 18, 2021//

Sentence Modification – Double Jeopardy

By: Derek Hawkins//August 18, 2021//

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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.

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Derek A Hawkins is Corporate Counsel, at Salesforce.

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