Steeno v. State

Steeno was convicted on August 24, 1976 for being in violation of sec. 343.44(2), Stats. 1975. The conviction was his third under that statute and he was accordingly sentenced to one year in the Brown County jail pursuant to the mandatory sentencing provisions of the statute. Steeno filed a post-conviction motion pursuant to sec. 974.06, Stats., alleging the one year mandatory imprisonment provision under sec. 343.44(2), Stats., constituted cruel and unusual punishment contrary to the Eighth Amendment of the United States Constitution and art. I, sec. 6 of the Wisconsin Constitution. Steeno’s…