Wednesday, September 9, 2020

Criminal Repeater Statutes: Occasions, Convictions, and Absurd Results

Ever wonder how Wisconsin prosecutors and judges turn a statute that reads "convicted on 2 or more separate occasions" into merely "2 or more convictions" in order to brand more defendants as repeat offenders?  Well, okay, unless you're a Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer, you probably haven't.  But if you are a Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer, or if you just want to learn how prosecutors and judges torture the plain meaning of ordinary words to get what they want, read my hot-off-the-press article, Criminal Repeater Statutes: Occasions, Convictions, and Absurd Results, 11 Hous. L. Rev. Online 1 (2020).  And for all of my articles, including this one, go to my articles page.  Enjoy! 

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