| Court: | WI Supreme Court |
| Facts: | Gallion pled guilty to homicide by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle, and got sentenced. |
| Posture: | Gallion moved to modify his sentence, and the court took the opportunity to re-invigorate McCleary |
| Issue: | Ostensibly, was the sentence OK; really, though, it seems like a writing exercise. |
| Holding: | Yes, the sentence was just fine. |
| Rule: | Rationale for sentencing decisions must be made knowable and subject to review. |
| Reasoning: | If the court doesn't explain, by reference to the relevant facts and factors, how the sentence's components promote the sentence's objectives, there's no basis for review. Also, we want individualized sentencing. |
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