State v. James Hubert Tucker, Jr., 2005 WI 45, affirming summary order of court of appeals
For Tucker: Donald T. Lang, SPD, Madison Appellate
Issue/Holding:
¶2 We conclude, based on our holding in State v. Trujillo, 2005 WI 45, ___ Wis. 2d ___, ___ N.W.2d ___, that the reduced maximum confinement penalties under TIS-II do not constitute new factors when a defendant such as Tucker moves for the modification of sentences imposed under TIS-I. Although Tucker’s initial confinement time for his TIS-I felonies exceeded the TIS-II maximum for each sentence, the changes are not highly relevant to the imposition of his original TIS-I sentences. …
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¶13 This case similarly involves a motion for sentence modification, where the defendant’s current penalties for possession with intent to deliver cocaine and felony bail-jumping under TIS-I exceed the maximum penalties for those crimes under TIS-II. Accordingly, our decision in Trujillo is controlling. Thus, we conclude that a reduction in the maximum penalty under TIS-II is not a new factor and that the circuit court ruled correctly when it concluded that no new factor was present and therefore denied Tucker’s motion for sentence modification.
