Legal Opinion

State v. Samsa

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin

Decided December 16, 2014No. 2013AP2535-CRPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHoover, P.J.

¶ 1. Jordan Samsa appeals a judgment of conviction for third-degree sexual assault and an order denying his postconviction motion. Samsa seeks resentencing or, alternatively, sentence modification. He argues that the circuit court erroneously interpreted and applied the criminogenic-needs portion of a COMPAS assessment and that accurate information concerning COMPAS constitutes a new factor for sentencing purposes.1 We reject Samsa's arguments and affirm.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2. According to the criminal complaint, A.N., then fourteen years old, reported she had been sexually assaulted by Samsa. Samsa…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. State v. GallionWisconsin Supreme Court · 2004
  2. Rosado v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1975
  3. Elias v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1980
  4. State v. HarborWisconsin Supreme Court · 2011
  5. State v. ScaccioCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2000

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. Eric L. LoomisWisconsin Supreme Court · 2016
  2. State v. Eric L. LoomisWisconsin Supreme Court · 2016
  3. State v. GibsonCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2018
  4. State v. YoungCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2019

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