State v. Magnuson

1997 (?)

Court: Wisconsin Supreme Court

Facts: Securities fraud. It was a complex case, and Magnuson spent a lot of time on release with an ankle bracelet to prepare his defense. He asks for credit for this time against his sentence.

Posture: Convicted at trial, sentence credit granted on appeal.

Issue: What counts as time that would get sentencing credit?

Holding: Denied.

Rule: Time counts if you'd get charged with escape.

Reasoning: Bright-line rule is the best approach. There was no escape charge here.

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