Legal Opinion
State v. Warbelton
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided January 21, 2009No. 2007AP105-CRPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAnn Walsh Bradley, J.
¶ 1. The petitioner, Jeffrey A. Warbelton, seeks review of a published court of appeals decision affirming his conviction for stalking. Under Wis. Stat. § 940.32(2m)(a) (2001-02), 2 whoever commits the crime of stalking is guilty of a Class H felony if the actor has a previous conviction for a violent crime. Warbelton stipulated that he had been convicted of a prior violent crime. Over his objection, the stipulation was admitted into evidence and the issue was submitted to the jury for its determination.
¶ 2. Warbelton asserts that because a prior conviction for a violent crime is a penalty…
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- Singer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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