State Ex Rel. Szymanski v. Gamble

¶ 1. In this habeas corpus action, Walter G. Szymanski, an inmate of the Wisconsin state prisons, argues that he is entitled to early release on parole because the parole commission has waived the minimum service of sentence requirements pursuant to WlS. Stat. § 304.06(lm)(a) (1999-2000). Like the trial court, we reject Szymanski's argument. We hold that § 304.06, read as a whole, provides that an inmate is entitled to early parole eligibility, not immediate release on parole, when the commission determines to waive the minimum service requirements. We affirm the order denying Szymanski's…