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RILEY v. STATE

No. State 173.

47 Wis.2d 801 (1970)

177 N.W.2d 838

RILEY, Plaintiff in error, v. STATE, Defendant in error.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided July 1, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff in error there was a brief and oral argument by John S. Schlom of Waupun.

For the defendant in error the cause was argued by Jeffrey B. Bartell, assistant attorney general, with whom on the brief was Robert W. Warren, attorney general.

BEILFUSS, J.

The sole issue is whether the imposition of a four-year sentence for defendant's conviction on escape was an abuse of discretion by the trial court.

In State v. Tuttle (1963), 21 Wis.2d 147, 124 N.W.2d 9, this court modified the rule regarding review of sentences and declared that it has the power to review of sentences within the statutory limits to determine whether an abuse of discretion clearly...

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