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WILLIAMS v. STATE

No. 75-895-CR.

79 Wis.2d 235 (1977)

255 N.W.2d 504

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

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided July 1, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff in error the cause was submitted on the briefs of Howard B. Eisenberg, state public defender, and Jan M. Hefti, assistant state public defender.

For the defendant in error the cause was submitted on the brief of Bronson C. La Follette, attorney general, and William L. Gansner, assistant attorney general.

CONNOR T. HANSEN, J.

The issue presented for review is whether the trial court abused its discretion in sentencing the defendant.

The defendant contends that the reliance of the trial court upon the defendant's exercise of his fifth amendment right against self-incrimination in aggravation of the sentence constituted an abuse of discretion. We find no support in the record for this assertion.

The defendant freely admitted his guilt with respect to...

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