BROWN v. STATE

No. State 97.

52 Wis.2d 496 (1971)

190 N.W.2d 497

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

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided October 8, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff in error there was a brief and oral argument by Alan A. Olshan of Milwaukee.

For the defendant in error the cause was argued by George L. Frederick, assistant attorney general, with whom on the brief were Robert W. Warren, attorney general, William A. Platz, assistant attorney general, and E. Michael McCann, district attorney of Milwaukee county.


HANLEY, J.

The sole issue presented for review is whether the imposition of the maximum sentence of ten years was an abuse of discretion under the facts of this case.

This case is similar to McCleary v. State (1971), 49 Wis.2d 263, 182 N.W.2d 512. The crime in both cases was forgery, which the defendant admitted committing. After examining...

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