STATE v. BORRELL

Nos. 90-2241-CR, 90-2332-CR.

167 Wis.2d 749 (1992)

482 N.W.2d 883

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Lazaro BORRELL, Defendant-Appellant. STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Charles L. SMITH, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided April 27, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the defendant-appellant, Lazaro Borrell, there were briefs by Robert R. Henak, Dean A. Strang and Shellow, Shellow & Glynn, S.C., Milwaukee and oral argument by Mr. Henak.

For the defendant-appellant, Charles L. Smith, there was a brief and oral argument by Donna L. Hintze, assistant state public defender.

For the plaintiff-respondent the cause was argued by Sally L. Wellman, assistant attorney general, with whom on the briefs was James E. Doyle, attorney general.


CALLOW, WILLIAM G., J.

This case involves the constitutionality of sec. 973.014, Stats. 1987-88,1 as it affects the parole eligibility date of persons sentenced to life imprisonment. In separate cases, the circuit court denied the defendants' post-conviction motions for resentencing and held that sec. 973.014 was constitutional. The defendants appealed the decisions of the circuit court. The...

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