State v. Dalvell Richardson, 2001 WI App 152 For Richardson: Richard D. Martin, SPD, Milwaukee Appellate Issue: Whether the prosecutor breached a plea agreement “to leave the length of the incarceration entirely up to the Court, [without] any specific numerical type of recommendation” with allocution that clearly implied a request for a lengthy term. Holding… Read more
A. Allocution
State v. James C. Lindsey, 203 Wis. 2d 423, 554 N.W.2d 215 (Ct. App. 1996) For Lindsey: Park M. Drescher Issue/Holding: It is undisputed that the trial court at the sentencing hearing erred when it did not afford Lindsey the right of allocution provided by § 972.14(2), Stats. …First, we conclude that because § 972.14(2)… Read more
