State v. Edwards

¶ 1. James Edwards appeals from a judgment of conviction for false imprisonment, disorderly conduct and battery, and from an order denying his postconviction motion to reduce his sentence. Edwards was charged and sentenced as a repeater under Wis. Stat. § 939.62 (1997-98). He contends that the State failed to meet the requirements under Wis. Stat. § 973.12(1) to prove that he was a repeater because the State proved his prior conviction with an uncertified copy of a judgment of conviction and a faxed document from the Department of Corrections (DOC) indicating the periods of Edwards's…