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STATE v. SETAGORD

No. 93-0652-CR.

187 Wis.2d 340 (1994)

523 N.W.2d 124

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. John C. SETAGORD, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided September 1, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the defendant-appellant the cause was submitted on the briefs of Charles G. Curtis, Jr. and Katherine M. Lunsford of Foley & Lardner of Madison.

For the plaintiff-respondent the cause was submitted on the brief of James E. Doyle, attorney general, and David J. Becker, assistant attorney general, of Madison.

Before Eich, C.J., Gartzke, P.J., and Sundby, J.

SUNDBY, J.

This appeal presents a question of first impression: When a trial court sentences a defendant to life imprisonment, may the court provide that the defendant shall not be eligible for parole? We conclude that when a trial court sentences a person to life imprisonment for a crime committed on or after July 1, 1988, the court may choose only one of the following options: (1) the person is eligible for parole under § 304.06(1), STATS.; or (2) the person...

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