Hanson v. State

The issues raised on this appeal relate to (1) imposition of sentences under sec. 939.62, Stats., “Increased penalty for habitual criminality,” and (2) presentence reports.

Defendant was originally charged with burglary. The glass door in a store was found broken and two boxes of candy were missing from the shop. After a preliminary examination before the county judge, defendant was bound over to trial in circuit court. Defendant stated that after leaving a tavern, he was walking down a street and fell against a store window. The window broke, he fell inside, and the next thing he remembered…