A new Journal Sentinel analysis dives into the actual sentencing records of candidates Brad Schimel and Susan Crawford in sexual assault cases.

Because the district court made clearly erroneous findings and did not properly weigh the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) sentencing factors, we conclude that the sentence it imposed is substantively ...

and should in all cases seek a reasonable sentence under the factors in 18 U.S.C. § 3553. In most cases, recommending a sentence within the advisory guideline range will be appropriate.

Susan Crawford, a trial court judge running for Wisconsin Supreme Court, said she doesn't regret her sentencing decision in a 2020 case involving a repeat child sex offender.

What is really needed is a properly resourced probation service that can write reports of sufficient quality to ensure that ...

An unusual sentence was handed down by a judge Tuesday in the case of Djvan Carter, a man who in May of 2023 attacked and ...

A draft of legislation outlining new "aggravating factors" for sentencing has recently been released and is open for public consultation until March 23. If a crime is committed with an aggravating ...

Marcin Majerkiewicz, 42, who police say had an obsession with gore and gruesome horror and a tattoo of slasher-film character ...

"I applied the law, which says that judges have to consider every relevant factor in sentencing, you have to consider both the aggravating and mitigating factors, and the Supreme Court has said ...