STATE v. HARRIS

No. 91-2604-CR.

168 Wis.2d 168 (1992)

483 N.W.2d 808

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. James Lee HARRIS, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided March 17, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the defendant-appellant the cause was submitted on the briefs of Margaret A. Maroney, assistant state public defender, of Madison.

For the plaintiff-respondent the cause was submitted on the briefs of James E. Doyle, attorney general, with Paul Lundsten, assistant attorney general.

Before Moser, P.J., Sullivan and Fine, JJ.


SULLIVAN, J.,

Harris appeals from an order denying him 148 days of sentence credit under sec. 973.155, Stats. (sentence credit) for time he claims he served in a home detention program under sec. 302.425, Stats. (home detention programs). We determine that the sentence credit statute does not apply to instances where a prisoner is placed in a home detention program under a federal consent decree and therefore affirm.

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