State v. Goldstein

Seth Goldstein appeals from a judgment of conviction for operating a motor vehicle without owner's consent (OMVWOC) pursuant to § 943.23(2), Stats., and obstructing an officer pursuant to § 946.41, STATS. Goldstein was charged and sentenced as a repeat offender. The appellate issue is whether Goldstein's prior conviction was adequately proven pursuant to § 973.12(1), Stats. We hold it was not. We reverse the enhanced penalty provisions of the judgment. We remand with directions that the trial court enter an amended judgment sentencing Gold-stein to the maximum sentences permitted for the…