Legal Opinion
State v. Dowdy
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided February 14, 2012No. 2010AP772-CRPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAnnette Kingsland Ziegler, J.
¶ 1. This is a review of a published decision of the court of appeals, State v. Dowdy, 2010 WI App 158, 330 Wis. 2d 444, 792 N.W.2d 230, that reversed an order by the Milwaukee County Circuit Court1 granting the defendant's petition to reduce the length of his probation from ten years to seven years, thereby discharging him from probation. The defendant, Carl L. Dowdy (Dowdy), brought his petition pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 973.09(3)(a) (2009-10).2 Dowdy argued that § 973.09(3)(a) authorizes the circuit court to "modify the terms" of probation and hence authorizes the circuit court to reduce…
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