State v. Trammel

The issue in this case is whether Ronnie Trammel was properly sentenced as a repeater following a jury trial when the complaint, but not the information, alleged his repeater status. We conclude the circuit court properly granted the state’s motion to sentence Trammel as a repeater. Therefore, we affirm the original and amended judgments.

The criminal complaint charged Trammel as a party to the crime of attempted retail theft pursuant to secs. 939.32, 939.05, and 943.50(lm), Stats. The complaint also alleged that Trammel had previously been convicted of a felony within the past five years and…