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· 3/6/1984

State v. Wickstrom

Citations

  • 348 N.W.2d 183
  • 118 Wis. 2d 339
  • 1984 Wisc. App. LEXIS 3623

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • upholding a state ban on falsely acting as a police officer
  • upholding a state ban on falsely acting as a police officer
  • no prejudice in allowing State to amend complaint to charge an additional count based on same allegations supported by original complaint
  • an amendment increasing the maximum penalty was not prejudicial when the defendant had adequate notice and the ability to defend
  • “Notice to the defendant of the nature and cause of the accusations is the key factor in determining whether an amended charging document has prejudiced a defendant.”
  • defendant's sentence not invalid because trial court had commented upon defendant's beliefs during sentencing

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Foley, Dean, Cane

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