Rohl v. State

On December 2, 1972, Marvin Rohl (hereinafter defendant) was convicted of third-degree murder, contrary to sec. 940.03, Stats., and arson, contrary to sec. 943.02(1)(a), following a jury trial in the circuit court for Manitowoc county. The convictions were based on the defendant’s participation in beating an elderly woman to death and setting her apartment on fire. He was sentenced to consecutive terms of not more than twenty years for third-degree murder and not more than five years for arson. The defendant appealed, and in Rohl v. State, 64 Wis.2d 443, 219 N.W.2d 385 (1974), this court…