State v. Spears

¶1. We are presented with a single issue for our review: Whether the circuit court in sentencing the defendant erroneously exercised its discretion when it ruled the victim's criminal record irrelevant to its sentencing determination.

¶ 2. The State seeks review of a published decision of the court of appeals, State v. Spears, 220 Wis. 2d 720, 585 N.W.2d 161 (Ct. App. 1998), which affirmed a judgment and reversed an order of the Circuit Court for Milwaukee County, the Honorable John A. Franke. The circuit court denied the defendant's postconviction motion for resentencing. In her motion for…