STATE v. THOMPSON

No. 91-2652-CR.

172 Wis.2d 257 (1992)

493 N.W.2d 729

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Huel Jesse THOMPSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin

Decided October 6, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff-respondent the cause was submitted on the briefs of James E. Doyle, attorney general, and Gregory M. Posner-Weber, assistant attorney general.

Before Sullivan, Fine and Schudson, JJ.


SCHUDSON, J.

Huel Jesse Thompson appeals from an order denying his motion for reconsideration of the sentence imposed following his guilty plea to first-degree reckless homicide while armed with a dangerous weapon, contrary to secs. 940.02(1) and 939.63(1)(a)2, Stats. Thompson claims that the trial court abused its sentencing discretion by considering his "laudable background" as an aggravating rather than mitigating factor. Because we conclude that a trial court...

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