STATE v. HUFFORD

No. 93-3251-CR.

186 Wis.2d 461 (1994)

522 N.W.2d 26

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Bradley E. HUFFORD, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided July 20, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the defendant-appellant, the cause was submitted on the brief of Larry Steen of Godfrey, Neshek, Worth & Leibsle, S.C. of Elkhorn.

On behalf of the plaintiff-respondent, the cause was submitted on the brief of James E. Doyle, attorney general, and Jerome S. Schmidt, assistant attorney general.

Before Anderson, P.J., Brown and Nettesheim, JJ.


BROWN, J.

The issue is whether the trial court in a criminal matter has the authority to impose interest as part of a restitution award. We hold that the legislative history of the restitution statute indicates an intent to disallow interest; thus, we reverse the trial court's order requiring Bradley E. Hufford to pay restitution which includes interest.

Hufford was convicted of two counts of felony embezzlement and one count of misdemeanor bail jumping. As...

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