STATE v. WEST

No. 93-0253-CR.

181 Wis.2d 792 (1993)

512 N.W.2d 207

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Colleen WEST, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided December 23, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the defendant-appellant the cause was submitted on the briefs of Jeffrey D. Knickmeier of Stoughton.

For the plaintiff-respondent the cause was submitted on the brief of James E. Doyle, attorney general and David J. Becker, assistant attorney general.

Before Gartzke, P.J., Dykman and Sundby, JJ.


SUNDBY, J.

In this appeal we decide that a criminal defendant who has been released from custody under ch. 969, Stats., and commits a crime in another jurisdiction violates the bail jumping statute, sec. 946.49, Stats. We further decide that such a criminal defendant is not twice put in jeopardy of punishment when he or she is charged with bail jumping. We therefore affirm the judgment of conviction and the order denying defendant's motions for postconviction relief...

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