State v. Rodriguez

Gilbert Rodriguez was convicted on his no contest plea of hit and run in an accident causing death in violation of § 346.67, Stats. The trial court sentenced him to prison and ordered him to pay restitution with the "determination on payment to be determined by Agent." Although the appeal on its face was taken from a judgment of conviction and had the look of a final order, the issue before us proves to be nonfinal. We therefore construe Rodriguez's notice of appeal as a petition for leave to appeal, and we grant the petition as to the issue of causation only.

On appeal, Rodriguez contends…