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Probation Modification – Necessity of Postconviction Motion
State v. Bernard G. Fearing, 2000 WI App 229, 239 Wis.2d 105, 619 N.W.2d 115
For Fearing: Patrick J. Stangl
Issue: Whether a defendant must first raise a challenge to a condition of probation in a trial-level postconviction motion before seeking relief in the appellate court.
Holding: Even if the rule that review of a sentence requires a trial-level motion applies to review of a condition of probation,