STATE EX REL. CRESCI v. H&SS DEPARTMENT

No. 151.

62 Wis.2d 400 (1974)

215 N.W.2d 861

STATE EX REL. CRESCI, Appellant, v. SCHMIDT, SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided March 5, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there was a brief by James C. Wood of Milwaukee, a reply brief by Dennis Egre and James C. Wood & Associates, all of Milwaukee, and oral argument by James C. Wood.

For the respondent the cause was argued by Charles R. Larsen, assistant attorney general, with whom on the briefs was Robert W. Warren, attorney general.

A brief amicus curiae was filed by David R. Clowers of Milwaukee for Wisconsin Civil Liberties Union.

A brief amicus curiae was filed by John F. Ebbott of Milwaukee for Latin American Union for Civil Rights, Inc., and Felons and Community Together, Inc.


CONNOR T. HANSEN, J.

On August 4, 1965, James T. Cresci was convicted in the circuit court for Milwaukee county of two counts of armed robbery, contrary to sec. 943.32, Stats. Cresci was sentenced to two terms of ten years each in the Wisconsin state prison for these crimes, the two sentences to run concurrently.

On December 22, 1970, Cresci was paroled on mandatory release and signed a standard parole agreement on this same date.

On June 19, 1971...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases