State v. Radaj

¶ 1. The DNA surcharge topic that we address in this case applies to a defendant who committed crimes before the effective date of a relatively new DNA surcharge statute, but was sentenced after that date. Because this defendant, Gregory Radaj, was convicted of four felonies, his DNA surcharge was higher than it would have been under the law in effect at the time he committed his crimes. As most pertinent to our analysis, the revised statute provides for a mandatory surcharge in the amount of $250 per felony conviction. See Wis. Stat. § 973.046(lr)(a).1 Consequently, Radaj’s DNA surcharge was…