Legal Opinion

State v. Cooper

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin

Decided July 27, 2016No. 2015AP1160-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

¶ 1.

GUNDRUM, J.

Jason Cooper appeals a judgment of conviction and the circuit court's denial of his postconviction motion. He claims the circuit court erred when it applied Wis. Stat. § 939.62 (2013-14),1 a statutory criminal penalty enhancer, to his sentence and that his trial counsel performed ineffectively in failing to raise this issue before the circuit court. We *541conclude the court did not err in applying the enhancer and counsel was not ineffective for failing to object to its application. We affirm.

Background

¶ 2. Cooper was charged with OWI sixth offense, as a repeater, for having…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. State v. DelaneyWisconsin Supreme Court · 2003
  2. State v. ToliverCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1994
  3. State v. CarterWisconsin Supreme Court · 2010
  4. State v. PriceCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1999

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