State v. Borrell

CALLOW, WILLIAM G., J.

This case involves the constitutionality of sec. 973.014, Stats. 1987-88, 1 as it affects the parole eligibility date of persons sentenced to life imprisonment. In separate cases, the circuit court denied the defendants' post-conviction motions for resentencing and held that sec. 973.014 was constitutional. The defendants appealed the decisions of the circuit court. The court of appeals (District I) consolidated the two cases and certified them to us. We accepted the certification pursuant to sec. (Rule) 809.61, Stats.

On this appeal, the constitutionality of sec.…