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MARTINEZ, v. GUDMANSON

Nos. 84-1783, 84-1792, 84-1872, 84-1976.

125 Wis.2d 92 (1985)

370 N.W.2d 814

Jose M. MARTINEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donald W. GUDMANSON, Defendant-Respondent. Jerry L. WEATHERALL, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Donald W. GUDMANSON, Respondent. Joseph F. BURNS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donald W. GUDMANSON, Defendant-Respondent. STATE of Wisconsin EX REL. Nathaniel JONES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Donald W. GUDMANSON, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided May 22, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellants, the cause was submitted on the prose briefs of Jose M. Martinez, Jerry L. Weatherall, Joseph F. Burns and Nathaniel Jones.

For the respondent, the cause was submitted on the brief of Bronson C. La Follette, attorney general, and James P. Altman, assistant attorney general.

Before Scott, C.J., Brown, P.J., and Nettesheim, J.

BROWN, P.J.

The appellants, four inmates of the Kettle Moraine Correctional Institution, claim that their mandatory release dates were improperly calculated. They assert that their release dates were calculated on a straight 360-day year rather than the true 365-day year (with the 366-day leap year) known as the Gregorian calendar. They conclude that the calculation extends their sentences beyond that set by the courts and are therefore unconstitutional. They demand...

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