State v. Johnson

EICH, C.J.1

Billy Johnson appeals from a judgment convicting him of attempted murder (while armed), aggravated battery (while armed) and resisting arrest, and from an order denying his motions for postconviction relief. He was sentenced to a total of forty years on the charges: twenty-five years for *48attempted murder and fifteen years, consecutive, for aggravated battery.2

He argues for reversal on two grounds: (1) that the attempted murder and battery convictions subjected him to double jeopardy in violation of the United States and Wisconsin constitutions; and (2) that the trial court exceeded…