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STATE v. SMITH

No. State 81.

45 Wis.2d 39 (1969)

172 N.W.2d 18

STATE, Respondent, v. SMITH, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided November 25, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there was a brief and oral argument by Kenan J. Kersten of Milwaukee.

For the respondent the cause was argued by Michael Ash, assistant district attorney of Milwaukee county, with whom on the brief were Robert W. Warren, attorney general, and E. Michael McCann, district attorney.

HANLEY, J.

The sole issue raised on this appeal is whether the trial judge abused his discretion in sentencing the defendant to the maximum terms allowed by statute.

In Waddell v. State (1964), 24 Wis.2d 364, 129 N.W.2d 201, this court held that the trial judge, in imposing sentence for an admitted crime, could consider other unproven offenses. The reason for allowing the judge to do so is that these other offenses...

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