State v. Carroll

¶ 1. Michael D. Carroll appeals an order of the circuit court denying his motion for sentence modification.1 Carroll argues that the legislative repeal of positive adjustment time, which previously allowed inmates convicted of certain offenses to earn potential reductions in their terms of initial confinement for defined positive behavior, is a new factor justifying sentence modification. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2. In 2010, a jury found Carroll guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm, contrary to Wis. Stat. § 941.29(2)(a) (2009-10).2 Carroll received a ten year sentence, comprised of…