State v. Wills

The State of Wisconsin (State) seeks review of a court of appeals' decision which held that Joseph Wills was entitled to be resentenced because the prosecutor violated the terms of the plea agreement entered into between Wills and the State. In this review we are asked to determine: (1) the appropriate standard of appellate review to be utilized in determining whether a prosecutor violated the terms of a plea agreement; and (2) whether the prosecutor violated the terms of the plea agreement in this case.

The court is equally divided on whether to affirm or reverse the court of appeals with…