STATE v. HOPKINS

No. 91-0045-CR.

168 Wis.2d 802 (1992)

484 N.W.2d 549

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Kenneth E. HOPKINS, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided June 8, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the defendant-appellant there were briefs and oral argument by Suzanne Hagopian, assistant state public defender.

For the plaintiff-respondent the cause was argued by Stephen W. Kleinmaier, assistant attorney general, with whom on the brief was James E. Doyle, attorney general.


WILLIAM A. BABLITCH, J.

Kenneth Hopkins (Hopkins) appeals a circuit court decision upholding his sentence under sec. 939.62, Stats., the repeat offender statute. Section 939.62(2) allows an increased sentence for a defendant who was "convicted of a misdemeanor on 3 separate occasions . . ." during the five-year period immediately preceding the commission of the crime for which he is presently being sentenced. The issue before this court is the interpretation of the...

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