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STATE v. BOYD

No. 99-2633.

238 Wis.2d 693 (2000)

2000 WI App 208

618 N.W.2d 251

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Respondent, v. William W. BOYD, and One White Chevrolet Pickup Truck, VIN 1GCEK14R7WE253553, Defendants-Respondents-Cross-Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided August 23, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the plaintiff-appellant-cross-respondent, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Joseph DeCecco, assistant district attorney of Sheboygan, Robert J. Wells, district attorney of Sheboygan, and James E. Doyle, attorney general.

On behalf of the defendant-respondent-cross-appellant, the cause was submitted on the brief of Richard L. Binder of Rohde Dales LLP, Sheboygan.

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

¶ 1. ANDERSON, J.

This case concerns a forfeiture action under WIS. STAT. § 973.075(1)(b)1m (1997-98).1 The State appeals from a circuit court order concluding that if the entire $28,000 value of William W. Boyd's vehicle were forfeited, the forfeiture would violate the United States Constitution's prohibition of excessive fines. The order thus reduced the forfeited amount to $10,000. Boyd cross-appeals from the order, challenging...

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