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STATE v. SETAGORD

Nos. 95-0207-CR, 96-1264-CR.

211 Wis.2d 397 (1997)

565 N.W.2d 506

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

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided July 1, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

No. 95-0207-CR: For the defendant-appellant-petitioner there were briefs by Charles G. Curtis, Jr. and Foley & Lardner, Madison and oral argument by Charles G. Curtis, Jr.

For the plaintiff-respondent the cause was argued by David J. Becker, assistant attorney general, with whom on the brief was James E. Doyle, attorney general.

No. 96-1264-CR: For the defendant-appellant there were briefs and oral argument by Robert T. Ruth, Madison.

For the plaintiff-respondent the cause was argued by David J. Becker, assistant attorney general, with whom on the brief was James E. Doyle, attorney general.

¶ 1. JANINE P. GESKE, J.

For their roles in a 1991 hostage-taking and attempted jailbreak, John C. Setagord (Setagord) and Charles C. Downing (Downing) received mandatory life sentences, with parole eligibility dates far beyond their respective anticipated life spans. Setagord seeks review of a court of appeals' decision affirming the circuit court's imposition of a parole eligibility date of October 21, 2091. On a motion to bypass the court of appeals, Downing...

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