Court: |
Wisconsin Supreme Court |
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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. |
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Posture: |
Convicted at trial, sentence credit granted on appeal. |
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Issue: |
What counts as time that would get sentencing credit? |
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Holding: |
Denied. |
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Rule: |
Time counts if you'd get charged with escape. |
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Reasoning: |
Bright-line rule is the best approach. There was no escape
charge here. |
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Dicta: |
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