Legal Opinion
State v. Radke
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided May 23, 2002No. 01-1879-CRPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDykman, J.
¶ 1. Alan Radke appeals from a judgment of conviction for a repeated sexual assault of the same child. Because Radke had been convicted previously of another child sexual assault, the circuit court sentenced him to life in prison without parole, as required by Wxs. Stat. § 939.62(2m)(b)l and (c) (1997-98), 1 popularly referred to as the "two strikes" law. Radke argues that the sentencing scheme is a violation of substantive due process and is therefore unconstitutional. Because we conclude that the two-strikes law is constitutional as applied to Radke, we affirm.
BACKGROUND
¶ 2. The State…
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