STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent,
v.
Curtis E. GALLION, Defendant-Appellant-Petitioner.
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Oral argument September 17, 2003.
Decided April 15, 2004.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
For the defendant-appellant-petitioner there were briefs and oral argument by Randall E. Paulson, assistant state public defender.
For the plaintiff-respondent the cause was argued by Eileen W. Pray, assistant attorney general, with whom on the briefs was Peggy A. Lautenschlager, attorney general.
An amicus curiae brief was filed by Robert R. Henak and Henak Law Office, S.C., Milwaukee, on behalf of Counsel for Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
An amicus curiae brief was filed by Walter J. Dickey, David E. Schultz, and Michael E. Smith, University of Wisconsin Law School, and oral argument by Walter J. Dickey.
[1]
Supreme Court of Wisconsin.
¶ 1. ANN WALSH BRADLEY, J.
In all Anglo-American jurisprudence a principal obligation of the judge is to explain the reasons for his actions. His decisions will not be understood by the people and cannot be reviewed by the appellate courts unless the reasons for decisions can be examined. It is thus apparent that requisite to a prima facie valid sentence is a statement by the trial judge detailing his reasons for selecting the particular sentence imposed.
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