MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court says state law requires repeat drunken drivers to spend at least three years behind bars. Monroe County Circuit Judge J. David Rice sentenced Clayton Williams of Warrens to three years in prison and three years of extended supervision in 2011 for seventh-offense drunken driving. Rice said the sentencing statutes for seventh, eighth and ninth offenses are murky but he felt they required him to impose a bifurcated sentence with at least three years in prison. A state appeals court reversed Rice, saying the statues don’t require a judge to impose a bifurcated sentence. The Supreme Court ruled 7-0 Tuesday that the statutes are ambiguous but the history of their development shows they’re meant to impose mandatory minimum confinement.
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photo: waupun mayor rohn bishop The Waupun Common Council has postponed action on wage increases for paid on call firefighters and elected officials to get more public input. The council discussed the matter, sometimes heated, at their meeting this week and will take up the issue again at their April 8th meeting. If […]
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A house fire near New Holstein claimed the life of a child. Shortly after 2am Wednesday firefighters were called to the scene on Honeymoon Hill Road near County Road T. A child in the home was pronounced dead at a hospital. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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