STATE v. SHILTS


264 Wis. 578 (1953)

STATE, Plaintiff in error, vs. SHILTS, Defendant in error.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

July 3, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff in error there were briefs by the Attorney General, and Stewart G. Honeck, deputy attorney general, and William A. Platt, assistant attorney general, and oral argument by Mr. Honeck and Mr. Platz.


BROWN, J.

The case is ruled by State v. Stang Tank Line, supra. Remission of all or part of a statutory penalty is beyond the trial court's discretion where no such power has been given it by the legislature. It is immaterial whether the court "remits" or "suspends" the penalty; the sentence is not authorized by law and is void.

By the Court.—Judgment reversed, and cause remanded with instructions to the trial court to enter judgment in...

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